051618 Solar Farm (MA)

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Jim Albright looks up at a projector screen with information regarding a proposed solar farm during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock.

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Steven Young, an expert witness for the defense, shares his knowledge during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Walter Bruhn listens with other concerned residents during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Attorney David Streicker (left) talks with Scott Novack, senior developer with Cypress Creek Renewables, during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Rich Kelly, chairman of the McHenry County zoning board of appeals, talks with expert witness Steven Young during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Steven Young, an expert witness for the defense, shares his knowledge during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Jim Albright looks up at a projector screen with information regarding a proposed solar farm during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock.

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Steven Young, an expert witness for the defense, shares his knowledge during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Walter Bruhn listens with other concerned residents during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Wally Weadner grips his walking cane as he and other concerned residents await the start of a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.

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Residents, mostly opposed to a potential solar farm, attend a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock.

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Attorney Fred Cappetta (back) speaks to the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals as attorney David Streicker (front) listens during a zoning board hearing at the McHenry County Administration Building on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Woodstock. The zoning board is hearing both sides of a controversial solar farm proposal.