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Lunenburg adopts solar revenue‑sharing ordinance; board finds Red Brick Solar project in accord with comprehensive plan
Summary
The Board adopted an ordinance allowing revenue‑sharing agreements for solar projects and voted 6–0 (with one abstention) that Red Brick Solar’s proposal is in substantial conformance with the county comprehensive plan; supervisors voiced environmental and buffering concerns and said permits and conditions remain required.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on June 10 adopted an ordinance enabling revenue‑sharing agreements with solar energy and energy storage projects under Virginia Code §58.1‑2636 and found that a proposed Red Brick Solar project is in substantial conformance with the county comprehensive plan.
County Attorney Frank Rennie told the board that state law allows counties to enter revenue‑sharing agreements that supersede machinery‑and‑tools taxation and emphasized that any project would still have to satisfy the Conditional Use Permit process. "The proposed ordinance…
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