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Commissioners discuss solar lease disclosures and when to abstain or recuse
Summary
A commissioner disclosed a lease interest in a commercial solar project; county counsel advised abstention or recusal where a commissioner has a financial interest in an applicant, and the board accepted a filed conflict‑of‑interest statement for Gary Locke.
At the start of the meeting a commissioner disclosed he leases 225 acres to a commercial solar project (identified in the meeting as Monmouth Solar Dorell) and said he had received about $1,000 per acre. Commissioners asked whether the landowner should recuse from votes on commercial solar matters.
County counsel advised that a commissioner with a financial connection to an applicant should refrain from…
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