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Sumter County advances Project Honey solar proposal amid resident concerns over buffering and information
Summary
Sumter County Council approved a resolution and advanced second reading of a fee-in-lieu (FILOT) ordinance tied to "Project Honey," a proposed solar farm, after residents asked for clearer buffering plans and more public information; Councilman Washington abstained from second reading.
Sumter County Council on Dec. 14 advanced a proposed incentives package for a planned solar farm known to the county as “Project Honey,” approving an inducement resolution and granting second reading on the related FILOT ordinance while residents pressed officials for more information about buffering, noise and site plans.
County Attorney Johnathan Bryan told the council the incentives under discussion include “the incentive of a FILOT for a term of 30 years, and having a fixed assessment ratio of 6%,” placement of the project in a multi-county industrial park, and an annual special source revenue credit calculated at $2,000 per megawatt of alternating-current generation output. The inducement resolution (R-21-11) was approved and the…
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