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Council member Lake pulls solar conditional-use from consent, cites land-use concerns
Summary
Council member Lake asked that a 2.25 MW solar conditional-use request be removed from the consent agenda for further consideration, saying he supports solar generally but questioned whether that parcel is the best use and noted the county's sale offered no consideration to the city.
During the consent-agenda discussion on May 6, Council member Lake requested that the conditional-use permit request for a proposed 2.25-megawatt solar array (item j) be pulled from the consent package for additional comment and consideration.
"I fully support additional creation of solar arrays in the area, but I don't feel this land is the best use of the property," Council member Lake said. He also noted that when the county sold the property there was no consideration given to the City of Spooner and urged careful review of future development to preserve opportunities for other uses where utilities are already available. The council did not deny the application at the meeting; Lake's comment was recorded when the consent agenda was approved and the item was set aside for separate attention.
Council member Oja asked a follow-up question about a separate consent item (denial of a street light request by the Housing Authority), and Mayor Gary J. Cuskey summarized the city's lighting ordinance for context. There was no formal motion recorded in the transcript to deny or approve the solar conditional-use item at this meeting; the transcript shows the consent agenda motion passed with Lake's request noted.
