Carroll County commissioners vote to eliminate community solar projects on farmland baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Public hearing set for Thursday on proposed solar panel ban for Carroll County farmland baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Residents will have the opportunity to tell the Board of Carroll County Commissioners whether they agree with its recommendation to no longer allow solar panel projects on county farmland.
Carroll County commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed solar moratorium ordinance at 6 p.m., Feb. 23, in Room 003 (the Reagan Room) in the Carroll County office building, 225 N. Center St., Westminster.
Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on reviewing, processing and permitting community solar facilities on county property zoned for agriculture. Commissioners were presented with the three-page ordinance on Thursday, which they had asked staff to draft following a Jan. 20 meeting.