Summary of the County Public Meeting under ORC 303.61 - Tamsin Ridge

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Commissioners took no action at the meeting; the Board would decide within the statutory 90 days after the meeting.

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One commissioner said the Board would decide within the 90 days the statute allows after this meeting

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Cited by CO-02 Community Engagement & Relations, PE-01 Local Zoning & Permitting, PE-07 Regional Siting Climate · Filed under CO-02, PE-01, PE-07

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Northfold Energy Partners, LLC - Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project County Public Meeting Summary Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project. Public meeting held under ORC 303.61 on May 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m., at Harrison Township Hall, Carroll County, Ohio. Summary prepared by Northfold Energy Partners, LLC on May 12, 2023. Attendance and format About 140 people attended, including two of the three Carroll County commissioners, the three Harrison Township trustees and the county engineer. Notice was published in the county newspaper and mailed to the owners of land within the Project Area and adjoining it. Northfold presented the layout, the studies under way and the OPSB process for 40 minutes; 27 people then spoke, and written comments were collected. What residents said Of the 27 speakers, 21 opposed the Project and 6 supported it. Supporters were participating landowners and two trades representatives, who spoke about lease payments that keep farms in the family, local construction jobs and tax revenue for the schools. Those opposed raised these concerns, in order of how often they were raised: Fire risk from the battery storage yard and the response capacity of the volunteer fire department. Noise from the battery yard and the substation at night, from neighbors on Linnet Road. Loss of farmland and the precedent of a large solar facility in an agricultural township. Flooding along Sallow Creek and runoff from the arrays onto neighboring fields. Property values and views, with requests for 500-foot setbacks from homes and taller screening. The abandoned mine and the sinkholes on the Pettibone land, and whether piles could start more. Damage to township roads and the posted Linnet Road bridge during construction. A petition signed by 212 residents was handed to the commissioners. It asks the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a resolution under ORC 303.62 prohibiting the facility and to designate Harrison Township a restricted area for large solar facilities under ORC 303.58. A group of neighbors, Harrison Township Neighbors for Farmland, said it would intervene in the OPSB case and would pursue a referendum if the county acted on restricted areas and the decision were challenged. Officials The commissioners took no action at the meeting. One commissioner said the Board would decide within the 90 days the statute allows after this meeting, and would hear from the township trustees first. The trustees said they would send the Board a written recommendation after their June meeting. The county engineer asked for a road use and maintenance agreement and a bond before any hauling. Northfold commitments and next steps Model and mitigate battery yard noise at the Linnet Road homes; share the noise study. Meet the volunteer fire department and the county emergency management agency on the emergency response plan; fund training and equipment. Offer good neighbor agreements, with screening, to the 14 nearest non-participating homes. Keep the undermined area out of the layout unless the mine investigation shows it is safe. Negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement, which needs a county resolution. Hold the OPSB public informational meeting after the county's 90-day period. Written comments received at the meeting: 64 (51 opposed, 13 in support). Copies are kept in the project file and will be summarized in the OPSB application.

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Of 27 speakers at the public meeting, 21 opposed the project and 6 supported it.
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Opponents' most frequent concern was fire risk from the battery storage yard and volunteer fire department response capacity.
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Neighbors on Linnet Road raised concern about night noise from the battery yard and substation.
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Residents raised concern about flooding along Sallow Creek and runoff from arrays onto neighboring fields.
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Opponents raised property values and views, requesting 500-foot setbacks from homes and taller screening.
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Residents raised concern about construction damage to township roads and the posted Linnet Road bridge.
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A petition signed by 212 residents asks commissioners to adopt a resolution prohibiting the facility and designate Harrison Township a restricted area for large solar.
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Harrison Township Neighbors for Farmland said it would intervene in the OPSB case and pursue a referendum if the county acted on restricted areas and the decision were challenged.
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Northfold committed to model and mitigate battery yard noise at Linnet Road homes and share the noise study.
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Northfold committed to meet the volunteer fire department and county EMA on the emergency response plan and fund training and equipment.
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Northfold will offer good neighbor agreements with screening to the 14 nearest non-participating homes.
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Northfold will keep the undermined area out of the layout unless the mine investigation shows it is safe.
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OPSB public informational meeting will be held after the county's 90-day period.
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64 written comments were received at the meeting: 51 opposed and 13 in support.