Bealeton solar farm plan faces skeptical supervisors
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Dynamic Energy LLC proposes a solar farm along Route 17 south of Bealeton â similar to this one in Greenpoint, N.Y. I understand the need for renewable energy, and I donât have a problem with that, per se. But when it has to come at the expense of potentially our rural lands . . . I think itâs a questionable trade-off. And thatâs why I have reservations. Supervisor Holder Trumbo
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Staff Journalist Fauquierâs board of supervisors Thursday will have the final say on whether a proposed five-megawatt solar farm just south of Bealeton substantially complies with the countyâs comprehensive plan.
Marshall Farmers Market will launch next month
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Moving Marshall Forward President Bobby Deane and Vice President Ann Michael Greene in the parking lot where the monthly market will operate. Itâll draw additional foot traffic, additional opportunity for new retail customers for all of the businesses. I think itâs a perfect thing for a small town like this. Itâs creating more of a sense of community. Dan Moore, shop owner
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Staff Journalist The Northern Fauquier village next month will get its first âorganizedâ farmers market.
Puller Veterans Care Center slated to open next March
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The 145,000-square-foot Puller Veterans Care Center faces the Vint Hill Parkway on 30 acres donated for the project.
General contractor Whiting-Turner of Baltimore started construction last summer. Itâs really designed to make Puller part of the larger Fauquier community. Virginia Department of Veterans Services Chief Deputy Director Steven Combs
Puller Veteran Care Center
⢠Services: Nursing, dementia and short-term rehabilitative care for military veterans.
⢠Operator: Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
⢠Beds: 128.
⢠Staff: 220.
⢠Architects: Wiley Wilson, Lynchburg; Orcutt Winslow, Phoenix, Ariz.
⢠Opening: March 2022.
⢠Background: The state operates similar 400-bed and 240-bed centers in Richmond and Roanoke, respectively. It plans to open a 128-bed center in Virginia Beach in August 2022.
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