Regular meeting (Public Comment – K. Bruining, 2/20/2024)

Leelanau County

Event Date: 2024-02-20

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Executive Summary:

The document is an email from Kersti Bruining to the Leelanau County Commissioners expressing strong support for a proposed solar project at the Leelanau County Government Center. The key points are:

Support for the Project
– There are multiple fiscal and environmental reasons to support the solar project.
– The strongest reason is Bruining’s responsibility to her (and the Commissioners’) grandchildren, and the need to mitigate climate change.
– Bruining urges the Commissioners to vote in favor of proceeding with the solar project as the only ethical choice.

Closing
– Bruining thanks the Commissioners for their service to Leelanau County.

Internal document reference #:2203

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