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Board advances solar project after discussion over sand removal, insurance and decommissioning protections
Summary
The board moved item 19 (solar facility) onto the floor and approved it by voice vote after staff and members discussed landowner payments expected by April 1, sand removal plans, additional borings, insurance coverage and the need for decommissioning and a road‑use agreement.
The Tazewell County Board moved item 19 — a proposed solar facility agreement — onto the floor (motion by John Hopkins; second by Mr. Simpson) and approved it by voice vote after extended discussion about site work, insurance and protections for taxpayers.
County staff said the landowner payment is expected to be received by the landowner by the operations period scheduled to commence by April 1. Staff reported they have a certificate of insurance that includes commercial and pollution coverage. On site preparation, staff said the developer (named in the transcript as Amron) insisted that sand removed from the site would not be spread across the property…
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