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Fluvanna supervisors overrule planning commission, approve Tanaska expansion in 4–1 vote
Summary
After hours of public testimony and legal debate, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to overrule the planning commission and find Tanaska/Expedition’s second gas-fired power plant “substantially in accord” with the county comprehensive plan, clearing a key procedural hurdle for the proposed 1,540 MW plant.
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 on Wednesday to overrule a January recommendation by the county planning commission and find that Expedition Generation Holdings LLC’s proposed second gas-fired generating station is substantially in accord with the county’s comprehensive plan. The decision allows the permit process to proceed toward a special-use permit and associated state and federal reviews.
Supporters and company lawyers told the board the plant would be sited on roughly a 50-acre industrial footprint within a larger 425-acre parcel and would bring roughly $250 million in taxes over 30 years while preserving about 350 acres in conservation easement. Preston Lloyd, an attorney for the applicant, said the project ‘‘exceeds’’ the county’s…
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