Letter to the editor

CIPCO’s proposed plant is out-of-place

Posted 11/25/25

"There are myriad reasons why CIPCO's proposal is unfit for Scott County, and Hickory Grove Township in particular. The county's comprehensive plan specifically states goals to protect our productive land with Agriculture Preservation zoning. The proposed site and surrounding fields have an 80+ CSR. A polluting fossil-fuel peaker plant would permanently damage the site's 80-90 acres. More important, it would damage our health, crops, and surrounding landscape ..."

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