Cape Solar Public Hearing
Please attend the public hearing on Tuesday, March 8 and express support for the planning commission’s suggested conditions.
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Please attend the public hearing on Tuesday, March 8 and express support for the planning commission’s suggested conditions.
Conversations at the tables of Page County decision makers have taken a turn for the good when it comes to consideration of utility-scale solar.
But we still need to continue to encourage supervisors to adopt a strong solar ordinance before the June deadline!
It is important that community members are involved early and often in the creation of the plan so growth and development decisions align with the community’s vision.
Here is what has happened since supervisors made motions allowing solar developments to move forward with no solar ordinance in place.
For some unknown reason Page County supervisors decided to move solar projects forward without an ordinance in place, breaking promises made to their constituents.
Residents know their county the best, so if you live in Page County, stay tuned to give your input on the county’s zoning and subdivision ordinance review and update.
As we feared, Page County’s approval in 2019 of Dogwood Solar’s special use permit leaves Urban Grid largely unaccountable for protections for Page’s land and water.
The Sheetz proposal and the need for a new location for a bus stop for the Apple Mountain Lake community have become entwined in an unreasonable way.
“There is a huge amount of history here,” said Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, a landowner in the Rockland Historic District. “Morgan’s Ford is an ancient river crossing and that is why it is so important.”
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