Board forms five-member committee to study solar farm options for county farm land
After debate over prime agricultural land and possible uses of county-farm income, the board voted to have the chair appoint a five-member committee (Patrick, Allison, Charlie, John, Nathaniel) to investigate solar farm proposals and related housing or other construction projects and report back.
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Supervisor Charlie raised a renewed discussion about using a portion of the county farm for a solar farm and suggested directing income into a land trust or housing-development work. Board members debated tradeoffs between prime agricultural uses and siting solar on lower-quality parcels, the need for broader energy and facility planning, and whether a standalone RFP and peer presentations would be valuable.
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