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Planning subcommittee moves draft solar ordinance to public hearing to strengthen county authority
Summary
A planning commission subcommittee recommended converting Buckingham County’s solar policy into an ordinance to comply with new state law and to give the county stronger standing to defend denials of solar farm applications; commissioners suggested edits on engineer certification and financial security language and set a public hearing for April 27, 2026.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission’s solar‑policy subcommittee recommended converting the county’s current solar guidance into an ordinance to bring the county into compliance with recent state law changes and to provide greater legal standing for local decisions.
At the meeting the subcommittee chair said moving the policy to ordinance form would give the county "a little bit more leverage" to…
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