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Residents press commissioners on solar setbacks and county permitting; committee letters to be opened publicly
Summary
Multiple residents urged the commission to respect private-property rights and questioned whether county zoning or permits could regulate solar and wind projects; commissioners agreed to schedule a public work session and to open nine committee letters related to a solar panel committee.
Public commentators urged the Bourbon County Commission on June 17 to clarify how the county will address solar and wind development and to protect private-property rights.
Joe Ledlam said development agreements for a solar project have already been signed and described a 25-foot setback spelled out in those agreements. He said county payments from energy projects should be distributed…
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