“Solar developers Eden Renewables is preparing to triple the size of its proposed solar farm at the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club in order to bypass city regulations if it can’t obtain a zoning change.
The company is in the process of appealing the Common Council’s unanimous rejection of the zoning change in December.
Eden Renewables has proposed building a $10 million, 32-acre 7.5-megawatt solar farm capable of powering about 1,225 homes, but city officials have determined solar farms are not allowed in the “R1” residential zone where the former golf course is located.
In December, after holding an unprecedented three public hearings on the subject, the Common Council rejected the application to rezone the parcel for commercial development by the group of local investors who own it — 280 Main St. Ventures LLC, which includes John Antonucci, owner of the neighboring parcel at 274 S Main St., the location of Antonucci Foods.”
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Subik, Jason. Schenectady Daily Gazette 12 March 2021.