Ribbon-cutting ceremony in Lind celebrates completion of state’s largest solar plant

Brandon Cline | Last updated Oct 25, 2018 12:0pm0

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CUTTING THE RIBBON! Lind Ritzville Middle School ASB President Raegan Snider (left) has a once-in-a-lifetime experience on Oct. 23. She cut the ribbon at the dedication of the Adams-Neilson Solar Farm. Governor Jay Inslee (right) gave Raegan the honor and handed her the scissors. -Photo contributed by Janis Rountree

Local, state and federal officials joined project stakeholders at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Adams-Neilson Solar Farm in Lind.

Gov. Jay Inslee—a proponent of clean and renewable energy since taking office—and local Congressman Dan Newhouse were on hand at the event, which commemorated the installation of the largest solar plant in the state of Washington. Inslee cut the ribbon with the ASB President of Lind Middle School.

State Sen. Mark Schoesler and State Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick were also present at the ceremony. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 24 earlier this y...