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Stephanie Wiechmann
For the first time in recent public meetings, some solar advocates and opponents found themselves agreeing on the same thing. A county wide cap of 5000 acres for any solar projects that want to locate on farm ground. For opponent Brittany Mock, it was better than a larger cap of 35,000 acres added to the ordinance in November.

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Brittany Mock
Obviously, everyone knows that I'm against this whole situation to begin with, but I would like to see the 5000 at least that way. You know, try to meet both sides of the aspect of things so we can have solar, but we can do it in a smaller scale until we kind of figure out what is going to happen with it all.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
For supporters like Wayne Meyer, approving an acreage cap was less upsetting than increased. Setbacks also changed in November. That distance between a property line with a home on it and the solar project was increased from 200ft to 500ft. But Delaware Muncie Metropolitan Planning Commission President Allen Wiseley had to remind Meyer and others several times that a setback change wouldn't be considered Wednesday night.

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Wayne Meyer
Measured from the outer edge of a facility's panels to the outer, all of our residents

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Allen Wiseley
- tonight. The setback is not an issue being discussed tonight.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the lower acreage cap suggested by Delaware County commissioners late last month. Attorney Brandon Murphy says the ordinance will be registered with the county and put into effect. Contracts for projects near Gaston in Albany were signed by individual farmers in 2020, and the companies have been waiting out the moratorium. In Muncie. Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.