To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Joshua Freeman, Director of Administration
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RE: Approval of support for the Citizens for Local Choice Initiative
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of support for the Citizens for Local Choice Initiative.
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CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WE, the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, respectfully beg leave to submit the following resolution for your consideration:
WHEREAS, the ability of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves which projects should and should not be in their local communities; what plans are best and reasonable for each neighborhood rather than these decisions be forced onto Counties without their best interest at hand; and
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Michigan has passed, and the Governor has signed House Bill 5120, now Public Act 233 of 2023, that strips away local community control on these issues and places the control within the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC); and
WHEREAS, Genesee County will protect our communities' land from the MPSC and special interests trying to strip away local control within legal limits; and
WHEREAS, the Genesee County Board of Commissioners feel strongly that our local government is best able to assess the needs of our community; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Genesee County is vehemently opposed to the State of Michigan Legislature's passage of legislation that takes away local control and places it within the authority of the MPSC; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Genesee County is opposed to corporation-prioritized action such as building utility-scale wind and solar projects in our community; and
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