Solar farm sullied in Lincoln County, development divides deepen
Drainage concerns sink USS Lennox Solar project despite school district, city backing
The sun will not shine on a proposed solar energy project in southeast South Dakota.
That’s the case after Lincoln County commissioners rejected a 60-acre solar farm near Lennox on Tuesday night.
The 3-2 vote extended a pattern of disputes over economic development in the county’s southern half. Officials are wrestling with how to pursue growth outside the Sioux Falls-Tea-Harrisburg corridor.
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