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Planning commission urges Board of Supervisors to oppose state bills that would remove local land‑use authority
Summary
Commissioners unanimously voted to recommend the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors send a resolution to state legislators opposing proposed House and Senate bills that would create a state commission with power to overturn local land‑use decisions, including on solar farms.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission unanimously approved a motion asking the Board of Supervisors to consider a resolution opposing state legislation that would limit local control over land use.
Pete, a county staff member who had been tracking the bills, told the commission multiple House and Senate measures are advancing this year that would establish a state-level commission able to hear appeals and "override any…
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