It seems as though Cortland County is heading toward becoming the solar capital of the world.  Large conglomerates, with many not even based in New York State, let alone our county, look to our open spaces to propose solar arrays. With each proposal, the scope multiplies in size with complete disregard for placement next to residential areas. Last year alone, town, city, and county planning boards have been presented with more than a dozen proposed solar projects.  These projects DO NOT NEED TO BE IN OUR BACKYARDS.  Cortland County has ample open spaces to encourage green energy without disrupting residents or residential neighborhoods.  Residents have built their homes here, raised families here, worked hard to provide a legacy for the next generation and many generations to come. We pay our school and property taxes to ensure our community remains a peaceful, safe and enjoyable place to live. Several homeowners have quite literally built their own homes here only to find a few years later their proposed next door neighbor to be an enormous, unsightly solar project.  To look out our backyards to see as far as the eye can focus thousands upon thousands of solar panels is shameful to say the least. We must STOP the solar arrays from going into our neighborhoods!

Together with my neighbors we are asking for your support to stop solar projects adjoining residential neighborhoods.

Some of the proposed solar projects listed in the June 29, 2020 Cortland Standard:
Source Renewables solar project would join a half-dozen commercial solar installations either under construction or in development in Cortland County:
$90 million, 90-megawatt project proposed for Homer, Cortlandville and Solon.
$22.1 million, 20-megawatt project in Willet.
$27 million, 15-megawatt project in Lapeer.
project of up to 20 megawatts in Cincinnatus. 
Two 5-megawatt projects on Riley Road in Cortlandville. 
At least five, and possibly six, projects on properties owned by Gutchess Lumber in Cortlandville.