County council members receive death threats over controversial solar panel plant

York County Council members said they have received death threats over a controversial solar panel manufacturer that wants its facility to be in Fort Mill.

Some Fort Mill residents do not want the plant in their community, however, the company behind the facility is pushing ahead with an appeal over a zoning ruling.

“I recently received a death threat related to the Silfab development,” said York County Council Chairwoman Christi Cox on Monday. “The message was essentially that if I did not put a stop to that development that my family would regret it, that I would die.”

She said the letter was mailed to her home and didn’t know who sent it or what motivated them.

However, Cox said that after this weekend’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, she felt now was the time to speak out.

“It bothered me,” she said. “It bothered me enough that I feel like I need to talk to the people in my community,” she said. “I need to connect.”

Read more: WSOC (Charlotte, NC)