Couple wanting solar panels stymied by village regulations in Sugar Grove, Illinois
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. -- A solar panel battle has lit up in Sugar Grove, with residents saying they have been forced to take their fight against tough municipal rules on clean energy all the way to village hall. Sugar Grove homeowners Becky Brocker and Mike Rayburn told CBS 2 that eight months after ordering solar panels for their house, they were still stuck fighting local regulations â when they could be soaking up the sun.
'It's stifling demand and holding back the village from moving forward in general,' added Rayburn. What the couple didn't realize at first was that it would take eight months of back-and-forth, countless emails and letters, a required fee of nearly $800 fee for a formal petition to change the village rule, and several public meetings just to the point where a rule change would be considered. The Sugar Grove Village Board was set to vote on changing the ordinance Tuesday.
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