One of the more objectionable laws the Democrat-controlled State of Michigan has recently passed is this one. It seeks to overthrow what has been a local-controlled issue, and turns it into one where an overbearing State Government takes over and calls the shots: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2023/12/26/michigans-new-law-shifts-control-of-solar-wind-farm-development-from-local-to-state/ . In this case it is for solar and wind farms, but next it could be for illegal immigrant encampments.
We should not want our valuable West Michigan farmland wasted for a misguided agenda of solar farms of Chinese-made solar panels. (These panels have many toxic chemicals which become a nightmare to deal with at the end of the useful life of the panel. ) Ottawa County should not take this lying down, and we have a strong legal foundation to back up local control of zoning: https://www.michbar.org/file/barjournal/article/documents/pdf4article3954.pdf .
Ottawa County should strengthen it by incorporating defense of local control of zoning in the County Charter effort now underway at https://savethecampbell.com/.
Our position should be: DON’T MESS WITH OTTAWA COUNTY !
Yes, we need to unite and show the Whitmer administration that we need a reliable affordable electric power supply and the best source is right here in Ottawa County. Whitmer and her comrades love to grab the authority that rightly belongs to county and township officials. There is a group that is working to repeal that law. Many different testimonies of how that law is threatening the way of life in many communities in Michigan can be found on the website: https://www.micitizenschoice.org/