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Butler County exempts Sandhills Energy solar project from moratorium after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on threatened litigation and public testimony from landowners and company representatives, the Butler County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 2026-11 to exempt Butler County Solar/Sandhills Energy from the county moratorium on solar projects.
The Butler County Board of Supervisors voted April 6 to exempt Butler County Solar, developed by Sandhills Energy, from the county moratorium on solar projects after an executive session on threatened litigation and more than an hour of public comment.
Chairman Scott Steager read Resolution 2026-11, which the board approved with all present members voting aye (Krafka, Vandenberg, Coufal, Griess, Bauer, Steager; Jan Sypal absent). The motion removes Butler County Solar/Sandhills Energy from the moratorium; any separate road‑use or decommissioning agreements were stated to be addressed separately.
During the public comment period proponents described long-term project activity and investments. Jeremy…
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