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Dinwiddie supervisors deny Lou Jones Solar rezoning after hours-long public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of speakers, the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to disapprove rezoning P25-12, a proposed 20-megawatt Lou Jones Solar project. Supporters cited jobs and long-term revenue; nearby residents raised runoff, decommissioning and rural-character concerns.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted 5–0 on Dec. 16 to disapprove rezoning case P25-12, a request by Ampliform (DW Lou Jones LLC) to rezone roughly 308 acres from A2 (Agricultural General) to the Utility Scale Solar Energy District to build a 20-megawatt solar facility.
Planning staff opened the evening hearing with a summary of the application, noting the project footprint of 308 acres within an overall 890-acre tract, 246.9 acres of proposed limits of disturbance and 184 acres that would contain panel arrays. The application proposed a 105-foot panel setback from property lines with a 75-foot wide buffer and no on-site substation; interconnection was proposed to an existing transmission line on Lou Jones Road.
In a presentation and Q&A, Ampliform and its consultants described project changes made after two community meetings, said panels…
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