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Neighbor petitions, safety concerns push Emery County to consider voter approval and buffer zones for Huntington Creek solar project
Summary
A Castle Dale-area resident presented a petition with more than 625 signatures calling for buffer zones and better notice around the Huntington Creek solar project; the commission scheduled public hearings and voted to consider an ordinance or voter-approval path for large-scale solar.
Whitney Phillips, a Huntington Creek–area resident, told the Emery County Commission on April 21 that she and hundreds of neighbors were blindsided by plans for a laydown area and panels proposed near their homes and farms. "We have over 625 signatures," Phillips said, and asked the commission to require buffer zones and better notice before any approvals.
Phillips said county and developer notices were not sent to adjacent landowners, that contractors failed to identify nearby houses on maps, and that she had been told by a Doral Renewables representative that the company "failed to do that in your area." Phillips listed health and safety concerns—dust, increased traffic, electrocution risk, and potential toxic fire…
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