Richland Township residents filled the cafeteria of Gull Lake Middle School until after 9 p.m. on Wednesday during the conclusion of a public hearing for the Liberty Farms Solar project proposed by Consumers Energy.
The project would cover over 2,200 acres of land in Richland Township — much of which is considered usable farmland.
The Richland Township Planning Commission is tasked with deciding whether to approve special use permits for the solar project. The public hearing that needed to take place before deliberations could begin stretched across two meetings…