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Caroline commissioners back letter asking governor to veto state bill on large-scale solar
Summary
After testimony from the Farmers Alliance for Rural Maryland, the Caroline County commissioners voted by voice to draft a letter asking the governor to veto Senate Bill 931 and to pursue executive action to restore more local control over solar siting.
The Caroline County Board of Commissioners voted on April 15 to draft a letter asking Maryland’s governor to veto Senate Bill 931 and to issue an executive order that the commissioners say would return more local control over utility‑scale solar siting.
Jay Falstad, representing the Farmers Alliance for Rural Maryland, and Rob Davis, a Kent County farmer and Alliance member, told commissioners they oppose the bill because, despite amendments, it would allow up to 5% of county acreage to be taken for solar projects on properties over 2 megawatts. Falstad said a 5% cap in Caroline County “could be up to 4,500 acres” and described the potential impact as significant for the Eastern Shore agricultural economy. The…
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