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Bill proposing to nullify local solar acreage caps postponed to 2025
Acreage caps Isle of Wight and Surry counties enacted last year to restrict the proliferation of solar farms can stay in place – for now. A House of Delegates subcommittee voted on Feb. 27 to carry over to 2025 a bill that would have nullified locally-imposed bans and limits. Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Richmond, had sponsored […] The post Bill proposing to nullify local solar acreage caps postponed to 2025 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Local leaders meet with Congresswoman McClellan
A visit from Representative Jennifer McClellan brought 10 leaders from Sussex, Surry, and Southampton Counties together in Waverly, VA on February 23 for discussions on local wants, needs, opportunities, and accomplishments. Economic development, agriculture, housing, transportation, solar issues, and infrastructure challenges were among the issues considered. ”I was thrilled to...
Retail marijuana bill heads to governor
A bill that would create a legal retail marijuana market is headed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk after passing the House of Delegates and State Senate despite opposition by area legislators. State Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, in January proposed Senate Bill 448, which empowers the 2021-created Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to begin issuing marijuana […]
Bill proposing to nullify local solar acreage caps postponed to 2025
Acreage caps Isle of Wight and Surry counties enacted last year to restrict the proliferation of solar farms can stay in place – for now. A House of Delegates subcommittee voted on Feb. 27 to carry over to 2025 a bill that would have nullified locally-imposed bans and limits. Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Richmond, had sponsored […]
January 2024 land transfers in Surry County
The following land transfers were recorded in Surry County Circuit Court during January: Higgens Savedge Pinelands LLC to Loafers Oak LLC, 186 acres, Thaddeus S. Collier Estate Property, $400,000 Frank D. Odorizzi to James Davis Homes LLC, Lot 9, Moonlight West, $50,000 Snow Bird Trail Associates to County of Surry, Lot 25, Surry Industrial Park, […]
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