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County begins process for participation agreement covering planned Milford Solar 2 expansion
Summary
The Beaver County Redevelopment Agency opened a process to add new tax parcels and acreage to the existing Milford Solar project footprint through a new participation agreement; the commission approved the 30-day notice to start the public hearing process.
Beaver County officials presented a proposed participation agreement to add new parcels to an existing Milford Solar 2 project area and begin a separate participation agreement process for the newly included acreage.
Staff explained that rather than amending the original agreement, the county would create a new participation agreement that covers the additional parcels south of the existing project footprint. The hashed area on the staff map was identified as the expansion parcel and staff said the expanded project would increase the total project megawattage (staff noted earlier increases from an original 200 MW plan toward 300 MW in overall project footprints) though the meeting focused on the redevelopment/participation agreement process rather than a merits review.
Commissioners discussed naming conventions for the new participation agreement and confirmed that the county must publish a 30-day notice before holding a public hearing; staff asked to post notice and prepare for a public hearing at the first June meeting. Commissioner Pearson recused themself from the vote for conflict-of-interest reasons and did not participate in the motion approving the survey resolution initiating the process; the remaining commissioners approved moving forward with the notice and hearing schedule.
Why this matters: the participation agreement process affects tax increment financing options, property tax allocation and public revenues tied to large renewable energy projects and includes parcel-level decisions that will be subject to public notice and hearing requirements.
What happened: the commission authorized staff to publish the legally required notice and proceed to a public hearing schedule; the process will include at least a 30-day notice period before a hearing.
