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Richmond County reviews solar permitting conditions after resident raises environmental concerns
Summary
A resident urged Richmond County to tighten oversight of industrial-scale solar projects sited on farmland and sensitive areas. County staff outlined the multi-step permitting review and existing requirements — including erosion-control plans, soil testing, decommissioning plans and bonds — and said no new local ordinance was proposed at the meeting.
A resident urged Richmond County officials to slow the spread of industrial-scale solar after saying projects have been placed on prime farmland and in environmentally sensitive areas.
"As a Richmond County, we're here to express serious concerns about the growing presence of industrial solar panel projects in our community," Rachel Lewis told the planning commission during public comment, saying she will provide additional research to county staff.
County planning staff member Hope walked commissioners through the established permitting path for…
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