This is About LAND misUSE - Not Solar
If you have not been to the corner of Douglas and Bailler to see the land in question I urge you to do so.
Write an opinion and send your correspondence to:
San Juan County Department of Community Development
Attn. Marc Santos
135 Rhone Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
There are strong emotions either for or against Solar Power, this is not about solar, wind or tidal power solutions.
The issue here is land use, or more succinctly, the misuse of land as designated by our county.
In this case, using agriculture land for anything other than agriculture.
I ask, Why crickets from The Friends of The San Juans.
I ask, Why doesn't the Land Bank offer land that the county owns.
OPALCO's Bailer Hill Proposal
This is OPALCO's advertising for their proposed project. If you look at their before and after photos of the corner you will see that they do not really show the beautiful view of the valley that will be ruined by this project.
OPALCO Decatur Island Microgrid
Please watch the 8 mi. video of the Decatur Microgrid project. Also please take note of the Radiation Suit that must be worn if one is near the battery storage boxes. Batteries such as these are known to ignite and cause very hot fires and release toxic fumes. The Bailer Hill microgrid project is proposed to be about 5 times as large as the one on Decatur island.
OPALCO's Landuse Request
OPALCO's Landuse Request from San Juan County