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Community solar proposed near Hartley; applicant holds Army Corps permit, neighbors asked about screening and groundwater testing
Summary
Hartley Delaware Solar (community solar) asked the commission Sept. 4 to approve a 15.04-acre leased solar array on a roughly 119-acre parcel outside the growth zone near Hartley. Applicant representatives said they hold Army Corps approvals for ditch crossings, will meet Kent County solar-ordinance requirements and will use pollinator-friendly se
Hartley Delaware Solar CSS LLC presented a conditional-use application Sept. 4 for a community solar facility on a 119.25-acre property near Hartley. The proposed lease area for the array is about 15.04 acres on the south side of Hartley Road. The applicant said the array would be fenced, include a 25-foot perimeter landscape buffer outside the fence, and would not disturb existing mature forest adjacent to the site.
Nut graf: The applicant told the commission it already holds Army Corps of Engineers permits for required ditch crossings, will comply with Kent County’s solar-ordinance conditions (including decommissioning bonds, fencing that permits animal migration and soil testing), and plans…
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