Clearwater residents voice concerns about proposed solar farm
CLEARWATER, Kan. (KWCH) — A solar farm has been proposed near Clearwater, and people that oppose the farm are making their voices heard.
The opposing group spoke with the city council on at Tuesday night’s meeting, expressing their concerns about the project.
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“It is heavily tax subsidized with our money, there are foreign countries that are invested in this project,” said George Palmer, a spokesperson for the group. “We are really concerned with the environmental aspects of the battery storage part of it.”
Mayor Burt Ussery says the city will keep an eye on the development.
“From a city perspective, we will watch this very closely when it gets to the Sedgwick County level as they start to go through this,” Ussery said.
The company behind the solar farm, Mission Clean Energy, says the project will create more than $2 million in tax revenue annually for Sedgwick County. People in Clearwater feel they will be paying the price.
One person at the meeting said, “Why do we have to pay for this, with our rates and probably tax money?”
The opposing group hopes that by spreading the word, they will help educate other people in Clearwater.
“We just want the people to be more informed,” Palmer said.
The group plans to take their concerns to the county commission. The solar farm project has not been approved or denied yet.
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