From Franklin County Commissioners’ press release Franklin County Commissioners will hold an executive session prior to their public meeting Tuesday morning, May 18. At the public meeting, commissioners will discuss possible amendments to the recently adopted zoning regulations involving solar farm and wind farm business concerns. The former, solar farms, has been the most pressing …
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Daycare center approved for historic Elsie Dreyer Building in Brookville
By John Estridge The historic Elsie Dreyer Nursing Home building is safe for now and apparently going to be used as a daycare center instead of a new town hall for Brookville. As Brookville officials have been silent on which building the town plans on buying to make into a new town hall, the Elsie …
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Regulating proposed solar energy farms comes closer to reality following a FC APC public hearing, maybe
By John Estridge The process of approving a new section to the Franklin County Zoning Code to regulate solar energy farms is like watching a tennis match. Going back and forth between the Franklin County Commissioners and the Franklin County Area Plan Commission, the ball, which in this case is the proposed additional section, has …
FC APC public hearing on proposed solar and wind-powered energy amendments to zoning code canceled
By John Estridge Franklin County’s important and much-anticipated public hearing on proposed zoning regulations for solar and wind-powered energy was canceled Wednesday night, February 10, due to inclement weather. Area Plan Commission members were hosting the public hearing on the matter. Currently, Franklin County’s Zoning Code does not have any regulations concerning solar and wind …
FC attorney Grant Reeves explains proposed change to county’s zoning code regarding alternative energy systems
By John Estridge At the Franklin County Commissioners’ Tuesday, January 26, meeting, Franklin County Attorney Grant Reeves said there is much misinformation and rumor concerning the proposed zoning change regarding solar power farms in Franklin County. Thus, he wrote a one-page memo on the subject. There is a public hearing about the proposed changes to …