Residents push commissioners over solar project stance

By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette

A Union County resident said the commissioners’ opposition to the Richwood Solar project is a “mistake.”

Though the board has made its opinion known at previous meetings, the commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday that made the position official.

Chuck Warner, a farmer and landowner looking to lease a portion of his property to Samsung, the company behind the project, said he thinks the decision to seek an attorney and oppose the project is the wrong decision.

“It’s change and we’ve got to change with the future,” he said. “I think you’re making a mistake. I do, I really do.”

Warner said th…

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