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Board approves Edwards Solar special‑use permit with conditions after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and planning commission recommendation, supervisors approved a special‑use permit for a 5‑megawatt Edwards Solar project with multiple conditions covering buffers, stormwater, decommissioning and public notifications.
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved a special‑use permit (SUP) for the Edwards Solar project, a proposed 5‑megawatt distributed generation facility, following a planning commission recommendation and a public hearing at which property owners and the developer spoke in favor.
Planning staff outlined the application: the project would occupy approximately 38 acres of a 109‑acre tract with about 25 acres under photovoltaic panels, leave roughly 84 acres as open forest and pasture, and connect to the Appalachian Power…
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