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Residents press Allegany County officials on proposed Helmstetter Curve solar farm; county says state law limits local zoning control
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Residents near the former Helmstetter Curve Farm urged the Allegany County Board of Commissioners to oppose a proposed solar installation they said would place about 15,000 panels on a hillside facing Cache Valley Road and permanently alter a scenic view shed.
Residents near the former Helmstetter Curve Farm urged the Allegany County Board of Commissioners to oppose a proposed solar installation they said would place about 15,000 panels on a hillside facing Cache Valley Road and permanently alter a scenic view shed.
Greg Donaldson, a physician and long‑time Cache Valley resident, told commissioners he attended an informational meeting with the developer and said the owner responded to a solicitation and has already received some compensation. Donaldson said the developer told him anyone in Potomac Edison’s service territory could subscribe to the project and that non‑local subscribers could fill sign‑up slots before Allegany County residents.
“I want to express my concern about a proposed solar farm for the former Helmstetter Curve Farm,” Greg Donaldson…
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