“At the Nov. 14 Duanesburg Town Board meeting, Supervisor Rodger Tidball provided residents with an opportunity to protect their property values when he announced the possibility of a six-month moratorium on utility-scale solar power plants.
I have been requesting this assistance since July, when inadequacies in the town of Duanesburg solar law became apparent during the planning review of two 5 MW solar plants to be sited at 13590 Duanesburg Road. This site is less than one mile from a third approved solar facility. If all three power plants are built, my home will be adjacent to 75 acres of solar panels for the next 30 years.
Other residents need to be aware that our solar laws do not prohibit this density of solar development.
The best way to protect your investment in Duanesburg is to attend the Town Board meeting on Dec. 12.
We must demand that the town enact the moratorium so that stronger solar laws can be written that will protect our property values.
Join the Facebook group Duanesburg Neighbors to keep informed.
Lynne Bruning
Duanesburg
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Bruning, Lynne. Schenectady Gazette 26 November 2019.