As demand grows for distributed solar, municipal entities need to plan for solar energy and renewable developments entering the landscape within their jurisdictions Tailoring local planning, zoning, and ordinance development to meet your community’s goals is critical.
As representatives for the Highland Park Water & Engineering Department, Metro Consulting Associates is part of the winning multi-stakeholder team working with the Department of Energy (DOE) to help Highland Park create community-wide action plans that reduce local air pollution, increase energy resilience, lower utility costs and energy burdens, and provide long-term jobs and economic opportunity.
Traversed by the Frank & Poet Drain, much of the 80-acre site is located within the 100-year floodplain. Metro Consulting Associates prepared plans and obtained a permit from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) to raise the outparcels above the floodplain and to lower undeveloped portions of the site to provide stormwater management and counterbalance floodplain variation.
Our team is participating in these upcoming conferences and events. Let’s catch up if you’re in the same place at the same time—send a note to marketing@metroca.net to connect.
