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Dinwiddie supervisors reject proposed 20‑MW solar rezoning after hours of public comment
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with developers and neighbors, the Board of Supervisors voted to deny a rezoning request for a proposed 20‑megawatt solar project on roughly 228 acres; residents raised concerns about private road impacts, groundwater and decommissioning. 350 characters or less.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 20 to deny a rezoning application that would have rezoned roughly 228 acres for a utility‑scale solar project and authorized a conditional use permit.
County planners summarized the applicant’s proposal as a roughly 20‑megawatt alternating‑current photovoltaic project, with about 94 acres of panel arrays and approximately 45 acres to be fenced. Staff described a 75‑foot vegetative buffer around the site, a wetlands avoidance plan that included an Army Corps‑approved delineation, and required submissions — including erosion‑and‑sediment control plans, a construction traffic…
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