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Gibson solar project clears commission for public hearing after applicant details preservation, wetlands and timber plans
Summary
Open Road Renewables presented the Gibson solar special-exception application and answered commissioners’ questions about permanent land preservation, wetland impacts and timber harvest. The commission voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing.
Open Road Renewables presented details of the Gibson Solar special‑exception application and asked the Planning Commission to schedule a public hearing.
Ryan Gilchrist, with Open Road Renewables, told commissioners the project would preserve 70% of the site permanently through a restrictive covenant recorded before construction. "Seventy percent of the land will forever be preserved," Gilchrist said, describing the conservation approach that the company proposes as unique to the project because the…
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