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Council
approves industrial district for coal-fired plant
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council listened, but reiterated that their job was merely to approve or
disapprove the establishment of a district in which to build a power plant, not
to determine how the power would be generated. That, Johnson said, was the State
of Michigan's turf, and he urged those concerned about the plant's environmental
impact to make their voices heard at the state level. The council voted
unanimously to establish the district.
Again, support to establish the plant came from
representatives of economic development groups, including the Midland Chamber of
Commerce and Midland Tomorrow. They reiterated petitioner LS Power's contention
that tax abatements for the power plant would be passed on to customers in lower
energy costs, and emphasized the importance of an affordable energy source for
Midland to compete globally for new business investment.
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