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Planning commission recommends Gibson Solar special exception to supervisors after lengthy public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony and technical questions about stormwater, EMF and easement language, the King George Planning Commission voted 5–3 to recommend approval of the Gibson Solar special exception (PC‑09‑25 / Z‑2024‑00184) with two stipulations: clarify easement language on future low‑density residential uses and add hazardous‑chemical testing to soil monitoring conditions.
The King George County Planning Commission voted 5–3 on a motion to recommend approval of Open Road Renewables’ Gibson Solar special exception (PC‑09‑25 / Z‑2024‑00184) after a lengthy public hearing marked by divided local opinion and detailed technical questioning.
Open Road Renewables presented the revised project as a 134‑megawatt solar facility sited inside approximately 890 acres of fenced arrays and paired with a livestock grazing operation. The company said it will place nearly 1,300 acres under a conservation easement enforced by the North American Land Trust, allow solar and agriculture within the fence line during operation, and prohibit uses such as electricity generation for resale, junkyards, recycling plants and heavy manufacturing. Project representatives told the commission that grading would be minimal—“only a couple percentage points” of the site—and that nearly all…
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