Warren County neighbors weigh in on proposed solar expansion

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - At he beginning of November, neighbors spoke at a church meeting about a proposed solar expansion in Warren County. Silicon Ranch, the developer, is proposing a three-phase solar development that covers up to 6,000 acres of land.Jon Shead lives next to land being considered for the project. At the meeting, Shead was one of thee many residents who shared their thoughts in front of Cunty leaders. “Don’t take a part of what makes Warren County what it is,” he said.Shead said the woods behind his home are part of his family’s way of life.“A lot of who I am was learned out of these woods, the kind of man I am, the values I was taught,” Shead said.Shead took over the land from his father after his father died. He has been responsible for it for the last five years and has been on the land for more than 20 years. Shead fears this will change.“I learned how to track,” Shead said. “I learned how to read the time by the sun. Many a times I’ve sat in these woods for hou