[August 24, 2025] – In Fairfield County, a growing chorus of residents, elected officials, and community groups are raising the alarm over what they describe as a pattern of inconsistent actions and the silencing of public dissent regarding a large-utility scale solar development.

The community called Citizens for Fair Fields is now calling for answers from elected officials who they claim are ignoring their constituents. The controversy centers on the Eastern Cottontail solar project, which is being held to a different set of standards than the Carnation Solar project in Amanda Township. Despite Eastern Cottontail’s significant impact—its second phase will affect over 1,000 homes in a single mile—the commissioners’ public actions seem to contradict their stated principles. While the comm

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