Massac County farmer Clint Smith points out his property as he talks with a SB Energy representative on Tuesday, Feb. 24, during a scheduled public hearing. Smith’s property adjoins a portion of the proposed SB Energy Shawnee Energy Project. The solar farm encompassing 5,150 acres is to be located on the Massac-Johnson line. With the hearing’s informal setting not to the liking of a contingent of those attending, a more formal hearing is being rescheduled.
Some 50 to 75 Massac County residents attended a public hearing held Tuesday, Feb. 24, concerning the Shawnee Energy Project by SB Energy. While representatives were on hand to discuss the project informally with attendees, many objected to its being held at the Metropolis Elks Lodge and not a more formal setting. It is being rescheduled for sometime in April.
The land makeup of the proposed SB Energy Shawnee Energy Project is shown in blue on a poster set up during the Feb. 24 public hearing. In Massac County, the project involves land owned by the three farms of West, Mathis and Main.
For The Sun ttemple@metropolisplanet.com
Massac County farmer Clint Smith points out his property as he talks with a SB Energy representative on Tuesday, Feb. 24, during a scheduled public hearing. Smith’s property adjoins a portion of the proposed SB Energy Shawnee Energy Project. The solar farm encompassing 5,150 acres is to be located on the Massac-Johnson line. With the hearing’s informal setting not to the liking of a contingent of those attending, a more formal hearing is being rescheduled.
Some 50 to 75 Massac County residents attended a public hearing held Tuesday, Feb. 24, concerning the Shawnee Energy Project by SB Energy. While representatives were on hand to discuss the project informally with attendees, many objected to its being held at the Metropolis Elks Lodge and not a more formal setting. It is being rescheduled for sometime in April.
The land makeup of the proposed SB Energy Shawnee Energy Project is shown in blue on a poster set up during the Feb. 24 public hearing. In Massac County, the project involves land owned by the three farms of West, Mathis and Main.
MASSAC COUNTY — What residents thought would be a formal meeting providing information on an upcoming solar farm project and what those project representatives planned to be a more informal setting collided last week.
The pubic hearing, which is required by the Massac County solar ordinance, was Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Elks Lodge.
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