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Riceboro delays approval of solar farm
Rezoning for complex, subdivision draws questions from former mayor John McIver
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Former Riceboro mayor and Liberty County Commission Chairman John McIver
Riceboro City Council is delaying approval of a 32-acre passive solar farm planned near the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and the E.B. Cooper Highway.Councilman Chris Stacey had several questions about the project at the group’s March meeting, leading Mayor Bill Austin to say that the matter could be “discussed off-line” before the council votes. “We will call a meeting,” Austin said.Stacey said he was “not in a hurry” and that the city should get an expert to advise them about solar farms. Stacey asked if housing values go down near solar farms but this question was not answered.
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