“Developers of a large solar and battery storage project at the former Hickory Ridge Golf Course, a 150-acre property owned by the town since March, are getting another year to break ground on the renewable energy facility.
The Zoning Board of Appeals on Aug. 25 unanimously approved an extension until Sept. 12, 2023 for Amp Solar Development Inc. to get construction on the project underway — a request made, in large part, because of supply chain issues.
The board’s 5-0 vote also amends a condition of the original ZBA approval from 2019 that prohibited use of pesticides and herbicides at the 191 West Pomeroy Lane site. Some herbicide application can occur on site under a conservation management permit from the state’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.”
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Merzbach, Scott. Amherst Bulletin 5 September 2022.