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Boone County asks staff to study solar-lease proposal for county land near landfill
Summary
County officials directed staff to gather technical details after a company proposed leasing county-owned land near the landfill to host additional solar panels; legal counsel said state law allows county leases for a public purpose but members asked staff to return with a lease/score, acreage map and constraints.
Boone County officials discussed a private company's proposal to lease county-owned land near the landfill for additional solar panels and directed staff to gather technical and legal information for further consideration.
County staff member Ms. Stone said the company, identified in the meeting as Synergy, had contacted county staff about placing solar farms on county property. “So before staff spent any more time, looking into it, the state's attorney has also done some research on this,” Stone said, and she recommended bringing the matter to the board for direction.
Chairman Carl Johnson framed the committee question narrowly: whether the county should investigate the proposal further.…
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