By Ilsa Minor for the Daily Press



ESCANABA — Despite the objections of a commissioner who plans to use his land for a solar farm, the Delta County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a resolution in support of a ballot initiative that would repeal the state law that gave control over green energy development to the Michigan Public Service Commission late last year.

“Just because we support this initiative, it’s just to say, ‘Alright, did the state make a mistake? Let’s find out what the people think about it,'” said Commissioner Steve Viau, who initially brought the issue to the commission with Commissioner John Malnar.

Citizens for Local Choice, the coalition circulating petitions for the ballot initiative, aims to collect 550,000 valid signatures from voters across Michigan. If signatures can be submitted to the state by May 29 and validated, the initiative to repeal the new law would be on the November ballot.

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