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Tift County commissioners approve solar farm special exception with alternate plan
Summary
The Tift County Board approved a special exception for a 26.5-acre solar farm at 4192 GA Hwy 125 N after the applicant submitted an alternate site plan adding road buffering and reducing road visibility; the vote was recorded 5–1 with Commissioner Fred "Buck" Rigdon opposed.
The Tift County Board of Commissioners on March 13 approved a special exception allowing a 26.5-acre solar farm at 4192 GA Highway 125 North, after the applicant submitted an alternate site plan that adds buffer landscaping and makes the array not visible from the road.
Community Development Services Director Chris Davis told the board the project must meet the county's newly adopted solar farm ordinance and noted the Planning Commission had…
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