Lexington Mayor Gorton vetoes solar zoning amendments over farmland concerns
TL;DR
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton announced she will veto the Urban County Council’s solar zoning amendments, saying the plan would industrialize farmland despite support for solar projects; the 8-7 approval on Sept. 10 capped large-scale solar and required dual-use on agricultural land, with the council able to override the veto with nine of 15 votes in a timely window—her second veto as mayor.
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