What if you don't know or
find out there is no solar ordinance in your area
Or what if industrial scale solar is coming near you? What can you do....
GO LOCALLY
LOCAL TOWNSHIP:
- Find out:
- by calling your local township and ask if they have an ordinance against industrial scale solar. Ask which supervisors are for, or against industrial scale solar and when their term ends.
- when is the next supervisor township election. Who will be running for office and if they will have a conflict of interest due to receiving lease payments from industrial scale solar. These supervisors will vote, create ordinances for, or against solar.
- when is your next township meeting and attend them.
- What questions should you ask? Learn more here
- answers from the solar developer: Do not rely on your town board members to research the solar project in your backyard. Fight for your property rights more than the applicant is fighting for their investors. Print out documents for reference questions to ask. Learn more here
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD:
- Find out:
- if your school board is in favor or against industrial scale solar. Depending on what state you are in school board members may have power too.
- if the school is to receive a grant from the solar company. If the school thinks they are getting the tax revenue from industrial scale solar and it turns out to be considerably less, could this affect local taxes?
- when the next school board meeting is and attend it.
GO ONLINE- Who has lease agreements with industrial scale solar?
Find out who has lease agreements with industrial scale solar. If your court house is online, you can search the records and deeds to see if there are industrial scale solar leases. Learn more here
GO STATEWIDE
Find out what your state representative can do. There are Bills coming up for votes that concern solar. Some states are even looking into having the tax payers fund decommissioning of industrial scale solar fields.
GO TELL OTHERS
- Spread the word! Educate your family, friends, and neighbors. Many in your community still have no idea this is happening! Help them find the resources they need to make an informed decision about industrial scale solar.
- Ask your coworkers and relatives what their township's ordinances dictate and team up with them.
- Email or write to your elected officials to share your displeasure with the current situation. Be sure to ask that your letter be entered into the public record!
- Print out fliers and give them out to local citizens so they are informed and can join you
- Start a petition
- Put a signs in your yard
- Educate yourself before you vote
- Educate landowners before they sign as their decisions may affect you and your property. Learn more here and Learn more here
- Contact the local solar company and question them. Click to listen to a video of great questions to ask
Things to think about:
- Is it a conflict of interest for industrial scale solar lease holders to hold elected positions which by their vote would allow them to profit?
- Should a person that is elected to position, disclose if they hold an industrial scale solar lease?
GO LEARN MORE
5 things you need to know about solar. Learn more here
We are not alone!
Other townships in Ohio are fighting and are winning. Learn more here
Ten counties ban large scale wind and solar Learn more here
And across America they are winning too. Learn more here
Ten counties ban large scale wind and solar Learn more here
And across America they are winning too. Learn more here
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