CHARLES TOWN — Members of the Jefferson County NAACP welcomed board of education and Jefferson County Commission hopefuls to the first of three election forums prior to the start of
CHARLES TOWN — Jefferson County Assistant Prosecutor Nathan Cochran addressed the county’s planning commission Wednesday evening regarding a directive given to him by the county commission to seek an advisory
CHARLES TOWN The Jefferson County Commission voted last Thursday, during their regular meeting, to appoint Clare Anne Ath to fill a vacant seat on their boa
CHARLES TOWN â The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved open farmland south of Charles Town as a suitable site to build a 795-acre industrial solar energy-generating project.
After holding public hearings last month, the state utility regulatorâs decision marks one hurdle the Wild Hill Solar project needs to successfully jump over to move forward.
Meanwhile, whether solar farms should be allowed âby rightâ as a permitted use or reviewed under a potentially more restrictive âconditional useâ process arose several times again before the Jefferson County Planning Commission.
During a public hearing last week that drew comments from 16 people, several residents repeated recommendations from earlier public hearings and workshops that a proposed zoning ordinance change that would govern whether and how such solar farms operate in the county should be approved as a conditional use.