The Colwich City Council meeting Monday night was packed with area residents protesting a proposed solar project that could be built east of town. “We just have eyesore after eyesore, and we are going to add another mile and a half onto that all the way into Maize,” said one resident to the council. The proposed solar project would be built between Colwich and Maize. Another resident, Jeff Hardin, says he does not like the look of an industrial size solar farm, and it would change the landscape. “Because I grew up on a farm,” said Hardin. “And I love the land. And as you can tell, that’s not going to happen anymore.” City council members heard from several Invenergy energy representatives about the company and its proposal to add the wind project that could add power to the grid for up to 25,000 homes.
Source: KSN-TV
