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Rails-to-Trails grant and resident concerns about turbine permit enforcement raised during public comment
Summary
An appointed engineer said ODNR and ODOT grants will fund a four-mile rails-to-trails project beginning in 2026; a resident provided township-by-township counts of turbine lease households and questioned who will enforce OPSB permit conditions, and reported an unverified USDA ruling.
During the public-comment period at the Aug. 21 Huron County commissioners meeting, two items drew attention: an update on a rails-to-trails project and resident concerns about wind-turbine leases and permit enforcement.
Patrick Schwan, the appointed engineer for the Greenwich-to-New-London rails-to-trails project, told the Board the project has received an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Phase 1 grant and an ODOT Phase 2 grant, with ODOT to administer Phase 2. Schwan described the project as a four-mile…
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