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Resident urges Sweetser to seek amendment to county solar ordinance over setback concerns
Summary
At public forum resident Ed Hartman told the council Draft 4 of the Grant County solar farm ordinance permits very small setbacks that could allow large solar farms near town limits and urged Sweetser to draft an amendment for the Area Plan Commission to protect town boundaries.
At the public forum portion of the Dec. 14 meeting, resident Ed Hartman told the Sweetser Town Council he was concerned that Draft 4 of the Grant County solar farm ordinance has very small setback requirements that could permit large solar farms to be sited near Sweetser town limits.
Hartman described the draft county ordinance as allowing "massive solar farms" with small setbacks and suggested the council draft and submit an amendment to the Area Plan Commission to address setback distances and protect the town. The minutes record Hartman as a resident of southeastern Grant County; the record does not quote specific setback distances from Draft 4.
Council members listened during public comment; no formal motion or directive to staff was recorded at the meeting to draft an amendment, so any next steps would require the council to place the item on a future agenda for staff to prepare language for submission to the Area Plan Commission.
Hartman's comment was entered during the public forum and the minutes do not include a response from county officials or town legal counsel at this meeting.
