BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) – Residents opposed to the development of large solar sites packed the Baldwin County Commission chamber Tuesday, demanding a halt to new solar development. They left without an answer.
The fight to keep solar out of north Baldwin County continued during the public comment section of the commission meeting. The push intensified after two more proposed solar farm sites were discovered in the Tensaw and Lottie areas. The concerns are the same as those with the current proposed Silicon Ranch project in the Stockton area.
“I want to encourage you to take…do the moratorium and take a look at the repercussions of what would happen,” one speaker said.
“There’s a real sense of urgency for this,” another said…