(KNZA)-The Jackson County Commission has set a public hearing for next month to discuss placing an 18-month moratorium on accepting applications and conditional use permit requests for commercial solar and wind energy projects in the county.
The hearing will be held on Monday, November 7 at 3:00 in the commission meeting room on the first floor of the Jackson County Courthouse.
According to a public notice about the hearing, the moratorium would allow county officials time to undertake a comprehensive review of the county's current zoning regulations to determine if they need to be amended. The notice says the purpose of the hearing will not be to discuss the merits of future solar or wind project requests, only the proposed moratorium.
Florida-based NextEra Energy is proposing a 2,000-acre solar farm in the Delia area.
During recent commission meetings, commissioners have heard from both proponents and opponents of the proposed solar farm.
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