The City of Ann Arbor, Energy Commission Solar Subcommittee met with Howard Lazarus, City Administrator (January 11 2017) to present their recent Solar Taxation Report. Councilperson Chip Smith was in attendance along with several city staff. The City Administrator said he essentially agreed with the report's findings and conclusions, quoting Oscar Wilde - "a cynic was ‘a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" - noting that there was no place cynicism in Ann Arbor when it comes to Climate Action.
In this meeting, Administrator Lazarus made a commitment to find a way to eliminate and/or ameliorate the solar tax in Ann Arbor. Councilperson Chip Smith indicated that there was strong support in the City Council to address this issues as well.
Administrator Lazarus also committed to a report to the Energy Commission on Feb. 14th 2017 on the City's plan to eliminate and/or ameliorate the effects of solar taxation and their progress on implementation.
Mark H. Clevey
Founder/Organizer, AA SUN
