Tell Ohio Lawmakers to Support Wombat Solar

Join your Three Trades partners in a crucial effort to move the Wombat Solar project forward. Wombat Solar has committed to our unions, guaranteeing local jobs with good wages and benefits for Crawford County residents.

The Crawford County Commissioners have blocked the Wombat Solar project by creating a blanket ban on solar projects in the entire county, ignoring the wishes of local residents and the unions who turned out to support this project. We’re asking you to sign this petition to urge them to redraw the solar exclusion zone, aligning it with the wishes of Dallas Township. This would allow the project to move forward and be built with the support of the landowners and the community.

By signing, you’ll help ensure our trades have a fair shot at steady, local paychecks and lasting work for the three trades right here in Ohio.

Dear [Lawmaker],

I’m a proud union member asking for your help moving the Wombat Solar project forward in Crawford County. Please join us in urging the Crawford County Commissioners to redraw the solar exclusion zone in line with the wishes of the people and the wishes of Dallas Township.

Wombat Solar has committed to Ohio’s Three Trades, the electricians, laborers, and operating engineers, by signing a project labor agreement with our unions that will enforce fair wages and benefits, guarantee a percentage of the workforce will be apprentices, and pledge to employ an Ohio-based workforce. That’s the kind of commitment that keeps work here at home and sustains family-supporting careers for those in the trades.

As you know, under SB 52, County Commissioners can create renewable energy exclusion zones. When Crawford County held a hearing on creating an exclusion zone, they created a blanket ban over the county despite overwhelming public attendance in favor of Wombat Solar at the hearing. The men and women of the Ohio Three Trades turned out to speak up, and we were ignored. I’m asking you to use your voice to encourage the Crawford County Commissioners to realign the exclusion zone and give our members a fair shot at good local work.

The stakes for our workforce and our manufacturing backbone are real. Solar sites of this scale bring steady, local paychecks and union benefits to workers who want to build a middle-class life close to home. These projects are already growing union membership and creating a reliable pipeline of careers across our region. They also spark broader economic activity, bringing more customers to local restaurants and gas stations. This is how we keep our communities strong and open for business.

Stand with Ohio’s Three Trades and the workers who keep our economy running. Let’s build Wombat Solar in Crawford County.

Respectfully,
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