COMMUNITY WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY SOITEC ON PROPOSED SOLAR PROJECTS IN BOULEVARD

By Miriam Raftery

January 23, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – SoiTec Solar is hosting a community workshop to provide information on its Goliath-scale solar projects proposed in Boulevard.  The event will be held Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Manzanita Diner, 40080 Old Highway 80 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To RSVP or for additional information, contact Karen.Hutchens@Soitec-ext.com or (619)236-0227.

According to SoiTec, project representatives and technical experts will be available to answer questions regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Soitec’s solar power developments proposed for the Boulevard area.  The projects would include thousands of solar panels, each approximately 30 feet tall.

The Draft EIR is available for public review at the Campo and Jacumba County libraries or at http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/pds/cega public review.html.

Curiously, SoiTec failed to extend an invitation to the Chair of the Boulevard Planning Group, Donna Tisdale, who has raised serious concerns over the impacts of the project on the community and the environment.   The gaffe prompted Tisdale to  remind SoiTec that she should have received an invitation, adding, “You do know your projects are in Boulevard, not Jacumba, right?”