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The Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission voted 8-1 to recommend an ordinance regulating local solar panel facilities.

A four-hour public hearing saw both proponents and opponents of the ordinance voice their opinions.

Debate focused on setback requirements between solar facilities and neighboring properties.

MUNCIE, IN — The Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission has voted 8-1 to forward to county commissioners — with a favorable recommendation — an ordinance covering local operation of solar-panel facilities.

The vote to give the ordinance a favorable recommendation came at the conclusion of a four-hour hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 12, that drew a large audience to the auditorium in the Delaware County Justice Center.

The commission heard from solar-pow

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