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Boone County committee denies Cemetery Road solar special-use request after heated public opposition
Summary
The Committee of the Whole (Administration) voted against approving a 4.95 MW, ~40-acre Cemetery Road solar special use permit after extensive public comment and board questioning on farmland loss, drainage, stray voltage and enforcement; the motion failed 6–3 and will go to the full county board in two weeks.
The Boone County Committee of the Whole (Administration) on May 7 voted to deny a special use permit for a proposed 4.95-megawatt commercial solar installation on about 40 acres along Cemetery Road in Gould Township, handing opponents a temporary victory but sending the application to the full county board for a final decision.
The committee considered special use permit 05-2026, which staff described as a revised version of a project originally heard in 2022. Staff said the Zoning Board of Appeals had recommended denial by a 3–2 split subject to amended conditions including a 36-month construction commencement deadline, underground electrical infrastructure, drain-tile mapping and protection, stormwater management and financial assurance for decommissioning.
The applicants — represented by attorney Jim Griffin and Nexamp…
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