“AMHERST — Advocates for solar development that protects forests and natural resources are calling on the town to do more to keep the former Hickory Ridge Country Club, and the Fort River that traverses the 150-acre property, from being harmed after learning that the subcontractor is a Pennsylvania company that reached a $1.14 million settlement with the attorney general for damaging wetlands in Williamsburg five years ago.
Smart Solar Amherst members Jenny Kallick and Michael Lapinski, who both live on Shutesbury Road, recently sent a letter to town officials outlining their demands out of worry that Dynamic Energy Solutions LLC, the subcontractor hired by Amp Solar Development Inc., was at the center of significant environmental damage in Williamsburg in 2018.”
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Merzbach, Scott. Daily Hampshire Gazette 14 February 2023.