061418 Marengo Solar Farm (wr)

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Property owner Michael Grismer speaks to the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals at a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock. Grismer said he owns over 1,000 acres of land zoned agricultural in the county, including the proposed site of a solar farm in Marengo.

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Property owner Michael Grismer speaks to the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals at a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock. Grismer said he owns over 1,000 acres of land zoned agricultural in the county, including the proposed site of a solar farm in Marengo.

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McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals member David Stone listens to a proposal for a solar farm in Marengo during a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock.

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Alex Farkes speaks to members of the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals during a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock. Farkes is the director of project development for Borrego Solar, a company that proposed a solar farm in Marengo.

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Alex Farkes speaks to members of the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals during a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock. Farkes is the director of project development for Borrego Solar, a company that proposed a solar farm in Marengo.

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McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals member Vicki Gartner discusses concerns of fencing for a proposed solar farm in Marengo during a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock.

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Alex Farkes speaks to members of the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals during a hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock. Farkes is the director of project development for Borrego Solar, a company that proposed a solar farm in Marengo.

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Elizabeth Scherer listens to a proposal for a solar farm near Marengo at Zoning Board of Appeals hearing Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock.