Are wind and solar farms a rural windfall or a blight on the landscape? Communities are grappling with questions of land use. (USA Today)
The Botetourt County Planning Commission tabled discussion of a permit that would allow a 33-acre solar farm to be built in Fincastle following a public hearing Monday night at which 14 country residents spoke out against the project.
The auditorium in the Botetourt County administration building was full during a planning commission meeting Monday evening about a special exception permit that would allow a solar farm to be built in Fincastle near Roanoke Road.
Protestors hold up signs in front of the Botetourt County administration building ahead of a county planning commission meeting Monday evening.
People hold up signs opposing the Google data center proposed for Botetourt County outside of the county administration building ahead of the planning commission meeting on Monday.
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The auditorium in the Botetourt County administration building was full during a planning commission meeting Monday evening about a special exception permit that would allow a solar farm to be built in Fincastle near Roanoke Road.
People hold up signs opposing the Google data center proposed for Botetourt County outside of the county administration building ahead of the planning commission meeting on Monday.
Protestors hold up signs in front of the Botetourt County administration building ahead of a county planning commission meeting Monday evening.
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