(This article first appeared in the May print edition of the Hendersonian.)
The race for the District 2 Magistrate seat has been one of the more contentious primary contests, and like others, the renewable energy debate in the county propelled a challenger to attempt to oust the incumbent.
James Franks, the challenger, said Taylor Tompkins, the incumbent, did not keep promises about putting a moratorium in place for battery energy storage systems—or in fact, he did not follow through right away after making a statement that he’d make a motion for a moratorium…