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Lunenburg supervisors place temporary hold on accepting solar facility applications
Summary
By roll call the Board approved a temporary hold on accepting solar facility applications; the motion passed with five yes votes and two abstentions by supervisors who cited owning land in solar developments.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on July 13 approved a resolution placing a temporary hold on accepting new solar facility applications.
County Attorney Frank Rennie read the proposed resolution aloud before the board considered it. Supervisor Mike Hankins moved to adopt the resolution, Supervisor T. Wayne Hoover seconded, and a roll call vote resulted in five supervisors voting yes and two abstaining. The minutes record that the two abstentions were made by supervisors who abstained because they own land in solar developments; the minutes do not name the abstaining supervisors or specify the length or precise legal scope of the hold.
The board did not record additional details in the minutes about the moratorium’s duration or specific procedures for handling pending or future applications; staff and the county attorney will be responsible for implementing the resolution and advising the board on next steps if necessary.
