Patrick County adopts solar ordinance as a 'working document' after heated public hearing
After a public hearing with technical and legal objections from residents, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors adopted a Solar Energy Facilities Ordinance as a 'working document' by a 3–1 vote. Opponents warned the draft lacks enforceable testing standards and could be overturned in court.
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The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 on March 9 to adopt a Solar Energy Facilities Ordinance described by proponents as an immediate baseline of protections for the county and by detractors as legally vulnerable. The motion to adopt the ordinance as a 'working document' was made by Jonathan Wood and seconded by Clayton Kendrick; Voting Aye were Kendrick, Wood and Chair Andrew Overby, while Steve Marshall voted no.
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