Residents voice opposition to solar farm project

County residents hold up signs asking the Commissioners Court to vote “No” on a reinvestment zone for 3,800 acres of land where a solar farm could be constructed that would cover about 1,500 acres within the tract. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD
County residents hold up signs asking the Commissioners Court to vote “No” on a reinvestment zone for 3,800 acres of land where a solar farm could be constructed that would cover about 1,500 acres within the tract. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD

More than 100 residents gathered inside the county courthouse Monday morning for a public hearing on a possible solar energy farm considering development within Lampasas County.

Monday’s public hearing was scheduled to take input on the rezoning of 3,800 acres in the northeast part of the county as a reinvestment zone and qualification of a tax abatement for the project.

David Veach of GreenGo, a re…