Just imagine if every Delaware County citizen who is a landowner could make no changes to their respective land holdings and buildings until first establishing a property value guarantee with each of their neighbors within so many property blocks — a guarantee that would assure the future resale value of each neighbors’ land and buildings.

Such an infringement on property rights would be laughable. And yet, that requirement is embedded in the Delaware County utility-scale solar ordinance scheduled for adoption by our county commissioners at their next meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the County Building.

If utility solar companies that have contracts with Delaware County farmers are forced to assure the future resale value of the land and buildings of the neighbors within a half-

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