County, Features, Meeker

Proposed solar farm generates surge of interest from public

MEEKER | “We’ve always believed that good land management meant resilience, and my father always preached the highest and best use,” said lifelong Meeker resident, high school teacher and landowner Kathleen Kelley in response to a recent surge of public interest about a proposed solar farm on her family property. The “White River Valley Solar Project,” would utilize a total of 1,400 acres south of the White River and Powell Park nestled in an area…