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Labor leaders told Harrison County commissioners that Nottingham Solar has broken ground near Cadiz while out-of-state contractors and workers are being considered
Two representatives from Laborers International Union Local 809 appeared before the Harrison County Board of Commissioners June 17 to provide an update on the Nottingham Solar project, which has broken ground along U.S. Route 519 and is now underway.
Nick Vendetta and Brian Palmer told commissioners they remain concerned about the use of out-of-state contractors and workers on the project.
When they appeared before the board March 18, they said they hoped local workers would be used. However, communication with the company later stalled.
After reestablishing contact, Palmer said he assembled five local contractors to bid on the work but was informed that two out-of-state contractors — one from Virginia and one from Texas — would be used instead.
“I’m trying to get them to sign to go union, so we can use all of our local people,” Palmer said. “But the way it sounds, it might go the other way.”
Palmer said the project could bring approximately 400 workers to the area in the coming weeks.
He told commissioners he was continuing his efforts and again asked whether there was anything the county could do to encourage local hiring. Discussion turned to documentation indicating workers should be Ohio residents and whether the company was complying with that requirement.
“There are ways around those kinds of things,” Palmer said.
“Out-of-town people bring out-of-town problems,” Palmer said. “We’re trying to keep this local. We’re trying to keep the community safe and keep the people around here working as much as possible.”
Vendetta said the union wants the community’s support. Commissioner Dustin Corder agreed, saying county officials also want local residents to benefit from available jobs.
“We want the people that we work for to be working,” Corder said.
Vendetta responded that it may already be too late to change the situation, although nothing had been finalized.
“The way they got it to me, it was basically too late,” Palmer said.
Palmer said a project valued at approximately $150 million does not allow enough time for contractors to prepare bids when given only a week to respond.
His proposal to Nottingham Solar was that the union would sign the two contractors already selected, allowing them to bring in some of their workers while also allowing local union workers to participate.
Vendetta also raised concerns about housing and where hundreds of out-of-state workers would stay, noting the limited lodging options in Cadiz.
“We talked to the prosecutor about it to see if there’s anything we can do on our side, and she advised us that there’s really not outside of what we would encourage you to do as well, which is reach out to the Office of Development,” Corder said, referring to County Prosecutor Lauren Knight.
Corder encouraged the union representatives to contact the Ohio Department of Development, which could potentially investigate whether Nottingham Solar is complying with provisions of its payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement.
Vendetta said he was concerned that allowing hundreds of non-Ohio workers on the project could set a precedent if proposed data centers are eventually built in the county.
“I mean, it’s certainly not fine with us,” Corder said. “We want the people that live here, that spend their tax money here, to get the work that’s available.”
Labor leaders told Harrison County commissioners that Nottingham Solar has broken ground near Cadiz while out-of-state contractors and workers are being considered
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