Serving the greater NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALDWIN communities Fairhope residents paint rocks for positivity PAGE 5 City votes to establish resource The Onlooker officer PAGE 3 JUNE 14, 2017 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Children meet a chocolate skunk at library’s summer reading event Are solar panels coming to Foley? Riviera Utilities in early talks early stages, DeBell and his core team at Riviera have already begun seeking out of bringing solar to the city locations that may be used for the solar array. By JESSICA VAUGHN “I just wanted to introduce this idea,
[email protected] we’re not looking for any action today,” DeBell stressed. “We have to negotiate FOLEY — Could Foley soon be home some agreements on who’s going to own to a new array of solar panels? That is what, how the agreements are going the hope of Tom DeBell, the General to work, and what land it’s going to be Manager and CEO at Riviera Utilities. on. But as to what our message is with DeBell came before the Foley council on this project, it’s that we want to be the Monday, June 5, to introduce the idea of local leader in doing this, and I see this placing an array of solar panels at a yet as a great opportunity for us to partner undecided location. between Riviera, the city, and bring the “I just wanted to introduce this con- schools into it.” cept to you,” DeBell began. “We’ve got If the panels were to come, AMEA an opportunity to get the community would do an array like the one that they solar, and the good news about it is we set up in Montgomery, which is a 50KW can do it at practically no cost to us.” array.