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Booker’s Mill solar site reaches substantial completion; supervisors and staff discuss neighboring Westmoreland proposal
Summary
County planning staff reported that the Booker’s Mill solar project reached substantial completion in December and that inspection reports from multiple firms are being used to monitor construction; supervisors raised concerns about a separate Westmoreland County solar proposal that would abut Richmond County at Muddy Creek.
Richmond County planning staff told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 9 that construction oversight of large solar sites in the county continues and that the Booker’s Mill project reached substantial completion in December.
Why it matters: The county’s planning office, contractors and third-party inspectors have been closely monitoring erosion- and sediment-control measures and other site work for multiple utility-scale solar projects. Substantial completion for Booker’s Mill indicates the major construction phase is largely finished and final stabilization work (for example, grassing and erosion control) remains.
Jacob Roberts, planning…
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