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Planning commission backs 1,500-acre solar cap; Carroll County supervisors table decision after public hearing
Summary
After a joint public hearing that drew dozens of comments for and against a countywide limit on utility-scale solar, the Carroll County Planning Commission recommended a 1,500-acre cap but the Board of Supervisors voted to table action for more public conversation.
The Carroll County Planning Commission recommended adoption of a solar siting policy that would cap utility-scale solar projects countywide at 1,500 acres, but the Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to table the proposal after a joint public hearing that drew multiple residents urging a different approach.
The recommendation was delivered to the Board following a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and the Board. The Planning Commission chair called for a recommendation to adopt the policy with a 1,500-acre cap; commissioners voted in favor and one commissioner recorded a dissenting vote during roll call.
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