Knox County Commission

In response to Patti Baker Ray attempting to challenge Knox counties' referendum against solar farmland based on the recent election, she neglected to add to the election totals Bob Phillips’ votes, also an anti-solar candidate.

In the midst of a heated campaign for Knox County Commissioner, Drenda Keesee has emerged as a vocal opponent of solar projects encroaching on the community.

On Feb. 20 incumbent Knox County Commissioner Thom Collier was faced with questions over his support of industrial solar projects in Knox County.

Four GOP candidates seeking election to the Knox County Commission debated the industrial solar issue at a candidate question and answer session held Feb. 20 at the Woodward Opera House.

Townships across Knox County have and are preparing to vote on resolutions to ban large scale solar projects from being constructed.

Speakers at a Nov. 30 event hosted by Knox Smart Development at the Knox Memorial Theater characterized the Frasier Solar Project and other solar projects being undertaken in Knox County as part of a misguided environmentalism effort or, at worst, operations seeking to exploit billions in federal subsidies set aside for solar companies.