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Residents accuse Riverstone Solar of permit violations; Buckingham supervisors order investigation and schedule reconvened meeting
Summary
Multiple residents urged the board to halt work at the Riverstone Solar project, alleging breaches of special-use permit conditions including buffer clearing and restricted-road use. The board voted to recess, direct staff to investigate and return with findings; supervisors said they may order a stop-work if violations are confirmed.
Following a lengthy public-comment period dominated by concerns over a large solar project in District 6, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 8 voted to recess and reconvene for focused review after residents alleged multiple violations of the Riverstone Solar special-use permit.
Speakers from District 6 and elsewhere described repeated incursions into mandated buffers, heavy construction traffic on roads subject to restrictions, and what several speakers said were misleading claims by the developer about permit deadlines. "If Apex could not follow the rules before a building permit has even been issued, how can they be trusted with a project of this scale?" asked a resident objecting to the project.
Multiple speakers identified specific permit conditions they said were violated: condition 13, which requires a 50-foot vegetative buffer along property lines…
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