Commissioners won’t automatically ban solar, wind farms

Instead of approving an outright ban of solar and wind farms in eight townships, Portage County’s Board of Commissioners have opted to consider them on a case-by-case basis.

The commissioners’ unanimous April 2 vote followed a March 26 public hearing during which not one person spoke in favor of a ban that would have affected Atwater, Freedom, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson,...

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