HENRY COUNTY Henry County zoning panel rejects Axton solar project Bill Wyatt Apr 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023 Updated Jun 1, 2024 0 The Henry County Board of Supervisors met for a regular meeting in the Summerlin Meeting Room on Tuesday. Bill Wyatt Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Wyatt MARTINSVILLE — The Board of Zoning Appeals rejected an Axton Solar project Tuesday after multiple public hearings and community meetingskAm'6DA6C t?6C8J 925 82:?65 2AAC@G2= 7C@> E96 w6?CJ r@F?EJ q+p :? s646>36C 7@C 2 `[___\24C6 D@=2C AC@;64E E92E 925 366? DEF5:65 7@C >@C6 E92? EH@ J62CD] %96J 925 366? 2AAC@G65 7@C `[a__ 24C6D 2?5 H6C6 56?:65 2 C6BF6DE 7@C 2? 6IA2?D:@?[ D@ E96J H:E95C6H 2?5 C62AA=:65]k^AmkAmqFE E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 >6>36CD @? E96 q@2C5 D:565 282:?DE '6DA6C @? |@?52J @G6C 2 A6C46?E286 C6BF:C6>6?E :? 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