Friday, June 28, 2019

IN THE NEWS: SOLAR, TREE LAWS, LOOKING AT THE YORKTOWN PUBLIC'S REACTION

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - Opponents of a proposed solar law got in front of the issue last week, making their objections clear to the Town Board before it even had a chance to review a final draft of it.....HIGHLIGHTS ONLY....

Moskowitz, a member of the town’s Advisory Committee on Open Space:  My conclusion after reading the solar law is that it only does one thing: It’s in the aid of the interest of a corporation in Colorado that wishes to scrub clean 29 acres of forest because that’s a convenient way to install their panels.”  But to do so, he said, “These 29 acres are on residential-zoned property,” declaring, “This is an outrage.”

AND... At this point, Town Supervisor Ilan Gilbert noted that a prospective solar farm developer, which he did not identify, had sent a message that it wants to be “excellent corporate neighbors,” estimating that payments through a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement could result in more than $1 million in revenue for the town over the course of a lease.  When Roker noted some may accuse the developer of doing so to “buy” votes, Gilbert said he wanted to be transparent.  READ MORE AT https://www.tapinto.net/towns/yorktown/articles/yorktown-s-solar-tree-laws-advance-to-public-hearing-stage

2 comments:

  1. no name for the solar farm developer?

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    1. Not in the article. Should you come across it, please provide the link and leave it in a comment.

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