Saline Township residents urged officials Thursday to keep fighting the proposed Washtenaw Solar project rather than accept a settlement they feared would leave too much oversight in the developer’s hands.
The Township Board and Planning Commission met jointly to hear township attorney Michael Homier explain a proposed settlement in the project’s case before the Michigan Public Service Commission. After hearing from residents and reviewing the agreement, township officials voted 3-0 to reject the settlement and continue the case. Supervisor Tom Hammond and Trustee Gary Luckhardt abstained.
The vote does not stop the project. Instead, it means the township will continue arguing its case before state regulators rather than settle now…