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A plan from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to potentially lease more than 400 acres of state land in the Gaylord area for solar development has stirred up a range of responses.
Some lawmakers have called for staff within the department to be fired, citing a lack of trust and transparency in the planning process. And the solar company that initially pitched the idea has distanced itself from the project.
The DNR released a public notice of its plans to lease the land for solar development on Tuesday, opening up three months of public comment.
Scott Whitcomb, the director of the DNR’s Office of Public Lands, said the department will then decide whether to issue a request for proposals and solicit…
