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Residents push back on solar projects and praise local Unionville fundraiser
Summary
During public comment, Susan Garnett criticized the board's prior actions on solar panels and raised concerns about property rights and taxes; Paul Cook reported that Unionville residents raised $12,340 for Feeding Southwest Virginia and emphasized local volunteer morale.
Public comment at the Orange County meeting included two residents who raised contrasting local concerns.
Susan Garnett, identifying herself as a local farmer, criticized the board’s prior vote against solar panels on farmland and said that decision left her property rights constrained and raised questions about how her property taxes will be affected. She told the board the community’s prior opposition "declared my property rights contingent upon the wishes of my neighbors" and asked how the county will address her property tax bills.
Paul Cook of Unionville reported a citizen-led fundraising effort that raised $12,340 donated directly to Feeding Southwest Virginia. Cook and organizers called the initiative "Unionville Cares"; Cook said Feeding Southwest Virginia's model directs 97% of donations to food and 3% to administrative costs and praised the morale boost to volunteers in the receiving region.
Board members acknowledged both speakers; no formal board action was taken in response during the meeting.
