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AMITE — A solar energy project in Tangipahoa Parish took another step forward when the parish council approved a ground variance to Amite Solar on Monday night.

Tangipahoa Parish Council in a 6-4 vote last week agreed to extend the moratorium. In favor of giving the development regulations committee 60 more days to work on rules for commercial solar panel farms and solar plants were the following council members: Buddy Ridgel, District 5; Joey Mayeaux, District 6; Lionell Wells, District 7; Brigette Hyde, District 9; Kim Coates, District 10; and Trent Forrest, District 1. Voting against the extension were Councilman David Vial, of District 8; John Ingraffia, of District 2; Louis Joseph, of District 3; and Carlo Bruno, of District 4. Councilwoman Kim ...

Parish council conversation Monday about rules for solar farms was not over halting the development of the guidelines. Rather, the talk was about how long to continue the temporary halt. Councilwoman Kim Coates, chairwoman of the development regulations committee, wanted to extend the halt for 60 days. Half the 10-member council wanted to limit the extension to only 30 days, but the council ended up voting 7-3 to consider extending the halt for 60 days. The proposed 60-day extension will be up for a council vote at the next council meeting. The committee has been meeting every two weeks to pr...

Tangipahoa Parish Council members want more time to consider regulations for solar farms. The current moratorium on consideration of and/ or approval of all solar panel farms or commercial solar power plants in the parish is set to expire June 9. Extending the ban for another 90 days is on the agenda for the council meeting Monday in Amite. “We are trying to move forward as quickly as possible, while taking the time necessary to make sure we come up with the best ordinance for the industry, the landowners and the parish,” said Brigette Hyde, District 9 councilwoman and council presi...