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Residents praise new ladder truck; one landowner accuses solar developer of harms
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Public comment at the Henry County supervisors’ meeting included Bassett Fire Department leaders thanking the board for a newly delivered ladder truck and resident Barry Moxley presenting extended allegations about noise, dust, smoke and property damage from a nearby solar project he says was built without adequate notification.
Two public-comment items dominated the evening session of the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 26: Bassett Fire Department representatives thanked the board for funding and helping secure a new ladder truck, and a resident raised extensive complaints about a nearby solar development.
Michael Stone, president of the Bassett Fire Department, and Chief Junior Lynch told the board the department appreciates county funding and support for the ladder truck. Stone said the department paid in full when the contract was signed and that paying early saved roughly $50,000–$60,000 compared with current prices; he added, "We will take care of that truck." The department invited supervisors to view the truck following the meeting.
Later in the public-comment period, Barry Moxley (self-identified) provided a lengthy statement and a timeline of events about what he described as a roughly 600-acre solar project near his property (he referenced multiple company names, including "Caden/Cayden," "Energex Renewables" and "Interject Renewables"). Moxley alleged he was not notified, that contractor activity produced heavy dust and smoke during clearing, that an access road acted as a dam and flooded his land, and that inverters used by the project produce continuous noise that has disrupted his household. He said residents near the project experienced health and property impacts and that efforts to get remedial action from the developer had been unsuccessful.
Planning Director Lee Clark and staff accepted Moxley’s materials for the record; the board did not take an immediate enforcement action during the meeting. The transcript records the resident’s allegations and his presentation of photographs and a timeline; no county determination or remedy is recorded in the public minutes from this meeting.
