Property Rights
We understand individual property rights. Those rights work both ways for the protection of the neighbors too, per the Montezuma County Land Use Code and standard legal descriptions. Consider the collective agreements with Juwi, Inc. and how the contiguous properties will look with a utility-scale solar facility in place. Scraping the land, building retention ponds, glass, metal, and more will affect the neighboring properties and the whole county through light pollution/glare, runoff, interference with wildlife, fire hazards, toxicity and more. Surely, the neighboring landowners and county residents should have a say in the way they are affected by a UTILITY FACILITY of this scope.
Chapter 3, Zoning, Montezuma County Land Use Code 3101.2 Objectives. Based on the recommendations of the Montezuma County Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the zoning system is designed to achieve the following objectives:
A. Landowner choice and responsibility. Landowners will have the opportunity to make informed choices about the future of their land, while having the responsibility to abide by the standards of this Code, in order to mitigate any significant adverse impacts on other landowners and the County.
View Shed/Property Values
From a concerned Montezuma County resident: The Energy Company stated: “It is a common misconception that ground mounted solar farms decrease nearby property values.” 1 That statement came word for word from an SEIA.org website regarding studies on solar and property value. SEIA stands for Solar Energy Industries Association. Certainly not an unbiased third party. The website is: https://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-property-value”
A property surrounded by a parcel under a landowner agreement with Juwi, Inc was listed for sale prior to October 18, 2022. As of April 12, 2025 it had a third contingent offer, but no sale to date.
Many unbiased sources indicate property values are reduced by 5-25% when in the proximity of a utility-scale solar facility. The most important questions which answer the property value concern: Would you like to live next door, or even in the neighborhood of a utility-scale solar facility? Would you pay money to move into a house across the street from a utility-scale solar facility, or to be surrounded by one?
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Cortez, CO, 81321
Contact
sayno2solarfarms@gmail.com
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