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Public Hearings Officers Will Consider Arguments on Solar Farms in Bend

BEND, OR -- Some solar power companies are looking to put in a couple solar farms in eastern Bend and a public hearings officer will hear arguments Tuesday for it.

 

Cypress Creek Renewables out of California is looking at getting a conditional land use permit to allow the farms north and south of Neff Roads near Big Sky Park.

 

Jason Carr, the company's Communications Director, tells KBND, "Quite frankly, the one theme we've heard the most is what are the aesthetics.  What is it going to look like? Is it going to be ugly from my property?  And what we've been doing is reaching out to neighbors and then the company can respond to that."

 

A public hearings officer will review the land use application during a public hearing Tuesday night.

 

The officer will eventually rule on whether the solar farms will be allowed and any decision can be appealed to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.

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