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Public hearing held on 39-acre, 4.8 MW solar special exception on Pomona Road; planning commission split
Summary
The board heard a public hearing on a five‑year special exception for a 39‑acre solar facility on Pomona Road (case 2503SC‑03). Applicants offered verbal proffers and a decommissioning bond but have not provided binding, written proffers; the planning commission vote was split.
The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing April 14 on a special-exception application (case 2503SC‑03) seeking a five‑year permit for a mounted solar facility covering 39 acres of a 231.81‑acre parcel along Pomona Road and Longfield Road.
Staff described the proposal as a ground-mounted solar facility sized up to 4.8 megawatts, with power to be sold to Dominion Energy. The applicant designed the project area to avoid mapped wetlands and wetlands soils, staff said; soils in and around the project were presented as a mix of prime farmland, farmland of statewide importance and wet soils where…
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