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Supervisors agree to reconsider Dominion solar special‑use decision and impose 30‑day review period
Summary
After debate over procedure and scope, supervisors voted to revisit a substitute motion concerning Dominion’s solar special‑use application and to allow a 30‑day period for staff to consolidate conditions and for the applicant to respond; the vote was by voice and opponents said 'No.'
Members of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors brought forward a motion to reconsider a substitute motion made at a prior meeting on a Dominion solar special‑use permit. The motion, restated at the joint meeting, would impose a 30‑day stay to allow staff to compile and confirm a list of conditions and to give the applicant the opportunity to reflect on those conditions.
Board members engaged in extended procedural debate about whether revisiting a substitute motion would legally reopen the public hearing or allow the applicant to change the underlying plan. County staff advised that the public hearing, which had already occurred, would remain closed and that the board can impose conditions on the same plan; staff cautioned that if the applicant materially changes the site or project plan it could necessitate reopening the public process.
Proponents said the 30‑day period would help capture all requested conditions and provide clarity; opponents warned that revisiting a prior vote can be irregular and questioned whether board members would actually change their votes. The board also discussed whether additional public notification or legal counsel should be consulted before moving forward.
After discussion, the chair asked for a vote on the motion to reconsider the substitute motion (to provide a 30‑day review period for the Dominion application). The chair called for any opposed; the response was recorded as 'No,' and the motion to reconsider and impose the 30‑day period carried by voice vote.
The board did not specify new binding conditions at the meeting; staff said its role would be to track comments and proposed conditions and place confirmed items on the board agenda for formal consideration at the next meeting.
