September 2024

Local group voices concern about solar development

Franklin County Residents Against Commercial Solar Power is a group of concerned landowners and area citizens with a vocal opposition against Orion Renewable Energy’s potential development in the area they call home.Franklin County Residents Against Commercial Solar Power was formed from citizens who did not know each other and spoke out against industrial wind turbines in 2021 at a Franklin County Planning Committee meeting.“From there, we have educated each other, met with like-minded individuals from multiple Kansas counties and grown to be one of the largest Facebook groups in Kansas,” said member, Chandy Prouty.

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