COLUMBUS – The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) Thursday denied Crossroads Solar I, LLC’s proposal to construct a 94 megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility in Morrow County. Crossroads Solar proposed to construct the facility within a 726-acre project area in Cardington, Lincoln, and Westfield townships. The OPSB found that, based on opposition to the project […]
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Richland County commissioners respond to wind/solar issue headed to ballot in 2026
MANSFIELD — The Richland County commissioners acknowledged on Thursday morning that voters will have a say on the future of large wind and solar power creation facilities in the county. But two members of the three-member board said approval for such projects should constitute a local zoning issue, not an issue that should be subject […]
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Richland County Board of Elections certifies wind/solar issue for May 2026 ballot
MANSFIELD — Richland County voters will have a say on the future of large wind and solar power creation facilities in the county. The Richland County Board of Elections on Wednesday morning approved a citizen-initiated petition to put the issue on the May 2026 ballot. A local coalition of residents and organizations — Richland County […]
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Questions emerge over circulation process for Richland County wind/solar petition
Commissioners ultimately approved forwarding the petition to the Board of Elections during their meeting Tuesday.
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Coalition files petition to put wind/solar issue on Richland County ballot in May
The coalition delivered the petition — with more than 4,300 signatures — to county commissioners Monday morning.
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Wind/solar issue lacking ‘educational component,’ says Mifflin Twp. resident
Eleven of Richland County’s 18 townships recently opted to have county commissioners prohibit large wind and solar facilities.
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Coalition hopes to put wind/solar issue on the Richland County ballot in 2026
MANSFIELD — Richland County voters may vote directly on the future of large wind and solar power facilities in the county. A local coalition of residents and organizations — choosing the name Richland County Citizens for Property Rights and Job Development — plan to circulate petitions and seek enough signatures to put such an issue […]
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Large wind, solar projects now prohibited in 11 of 18 Richland County townships
Restricted areas include Bloominggrove, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Mifflin, Monroe, Perry, Plymouth, Sharon, Troy and Weller townships.
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Majority of Richland County townships seek restrictions on wind, solar projects
Eleven of the county’s 18 townships want to restrict development of wind farms and/or solar facilities in their unincorporated areas.
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IBEW manager to Madison trustees: don’t rule out solar
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Brian McPeek, business manager for the IBEW 688 in Mansfield, spoke to Madison Township trustees Monday about solar projects.