Supervisors reject proposed solar farm near Bealeton
Pennsylvania-based Dynamic Energy lost its bid to build the solar farm just east of Route 17, south of Bealeton. When I looked at this, I didnât want to take solid farmland out of production. Those are good soils on that property. For me, I do not want to see that removed from farming. Supervisor Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run District)
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Staff Journalist Fauquierâs board of supervisors Thursday night put an end to a Pennsylvania-based companyâs plans to build a five-megawatt solar facility on 40 acres of farmland near Bealeton.
Supervisors celebrate 2020 âCitizens of the Yearâ
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors 2020 Citizens of the Year (clockwise from top left): John Meadows, Steve von Elten, Donald âDukeâ Yowell, Mark Deane and April Achter.
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Staff Journalist Fauquierâs board of supervisors Thursday night honored its Citizens of the Year â one from each the countyâs five magisterial districts.
The ceremony normally takes place in the first-floor meeting room of the Warren Green Building in Warrenton.
But because of COVID-19, the board last month agreed to conduct its December meeting at a larger venue to accommodate award recipients and their guests. The 24-minute presentation occurred at the Fauquier High School auditorium in Warrenton.
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Members of the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to allow transitional housing at some rural church properties; there were no speakers at the public hearing except for a representative of one of the organizations that requested the change to the zoning law. Last month, planning commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval of the zoning ordinance amendment.
The ordinance amendment allows âtransitional family housingâ at places of worship located at least 12 acres in areas zoned ârural â agricultural.â Religious organizations still need to obtain a special exception permit â a process that includes both the planning commission and the board of supervisors to establish transitional housing on their properties.