The Brown County Commissioners Court met Monday at the Adams Street Community Center.
By a vote of 3-2, Brown County Commissioners on Monday morning determined there will be no tax abatement for a proposed solar farm by the developer, IP Radian, which is planned for southwest Brown County near Brookesmith and in the Brookesmith Independent School District.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Wayne Shaw moved to create an a reinvestment zone for the purpose of tax abatement to provide economic development within the county, which was seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioner Joel Kelton. Both commissioners then voted in favor of the reinvestment zone.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Gary Worley, Precinct 4 Commissioner Larry Traweek, and Brown County Judge Paul Lilly voted against the reinvestment zone.