A solar energy facility proposed for the northeastern corner of Dawson County will pay the hospital district about $162,500 per year under an agreement approved this past Thursday evening. Directors of the Dawson County Hospital District approved the deal with TREX US Green Holly following almost 45 minutes of discussion during their regular meeting. If the proposed solar energy facility is constructed, the company will make the payments in lieu of property taxes for the first 10 years of operation. That is equal to about an 85-percent tax abatement, said David Veach senior director of development for GreenGo Energy US, Inc. The payment is ...