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LETTER to the EDITOR: Solar company – We are good neighbors

April 20, 2022 by l

  “We would like to respond to the Letter to the Editor published on April 6 in Spotlight News from the Kazmierczaks regarding Eden Renewables’ proposal for two community solar projects adjacent to the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. While we are pleased that the authors agree that solar is a useful energy source, we would … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables Tagged: letter to the editor, Town of Colonie

LETTER to the EDITOR: Curry Road is not the spot for a solar farm

April 6, 2022 by l

  “At the Town Board meeting Feb. 15, Eden Renewables shared a proposal for a 75-acre solar project consisting of two, five MW systems to be built on current open-field farmland located in the Albany Pine Bush next to our home. While we are not opposed to solar, this being a useful energy source, we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables Tagged: Albany Pine Bush, Colonie, Curry Road, Eden Renewables, letter to the editor, Lisha Solar

Letter to the Editor: Make rooftop solar subsidies a priority

December 6, 2021 by l

  “Our nation’s goal to produce 40% of electric energy from solar by 2035 presents a daunting challenge. Consider that less than 3% is produced today despite solar fields seemingly popping-up everywhere. Already pushback from the public is on the rise given the transformation of once bucolic lands into waves of glass. Furthermore, the best … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: letter to the editor, rooftop, solar, subsidies

Letter to the Editor November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021 by l

  “Act now to stop Duanesburg project On Nov. 18, the Duanesburg Planning Board is expected to decide on the addition of four 53-feet containers of lithium-ion batteries at Oak Hill Solar. The 65-acre project is sited on a principal aquifer. The height of 43,500 motorized tracking panels has increased from 8.5 to 14.5 feet. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: letter to the editor, mortgage, Oak Hill Solar, Schenectady County Clerk, Susan Biggs

Letter to the Editor November 9, 2021

November 9, 2021 by l

  “Put neighborhoods’ future over politics My wife and I have lived in Duanesburg for 46 years. For 22 years, I was chairman of the town’s Parks and Recreation Commission. My political views as a registered Democrat never outwardly affected my relationships with neighbors or town officials, despite political differences. There seemed to be an … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: letter to the editor, Peter Watrous

Letter to the Editor: Aug. 19 hearing to address batteries

August 14, 2021 by l

  “Two 5-megawatt solar arrays sited on 65 acres at the western edge of Schenectady County isn’t enough for Amp Energy. Two years after a controversial Special Use Permit approval, they want to add four 53-foot containers of lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to their project. Batteries can be sited anywhere. They don’t have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Oak Hill Solar Tagged: Amp, battery energy storage system, Eden Renewables, letter to the editor, Oak Hill Solar, Planning Bord, Susan Biggs

Towns need to get smart on solar laws

July 15, 2021 by l

  “”The town of Ballston’s proposed solar zoning law would require solar farms larger than 25 kW on parcels over 60 acres to go through the town’s site plan review and special use permit processes. They would be subject to the proposed law’s vague restrictive siting requirements. The proposed law ignores the state’s Article 10 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schoharie Tagged: Borrego, Leonard Berdan, letter to the editor, Schoharie

Letter to the Editor

July 10, 2021 by l

  “Do your diligence on plans for solar arrays Renewable energy is a magic show. Developers draw unsophisticated town boards’ attention away from controversy. Solar arrays are advertised as pollinator habitats, but the site plan calls for grass and permits pesticides. Developer’s promise the array won’t be visible, but the planting plan fails to hide … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: letter to the editor, Lynne Bruning

Letter to the Editor: Speak out tonight on new solar law

June 10, 2021 by l

  “Speak out tonight on new solar law Tonight (June 10) at 7 p.m., the town of Duanesburg will hold public hearings for the Solar Energy Facilities Law, Local Law 1 of 2021 and for the Commercial Event Venues Law, Local Law 2 of 2021. Local Law 1 will repeal and replace the solar law … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: letter to the editor, public hearing, solar law, Susan Biggs

Residents should keep an eye on town

April 27, 2021 by l

  “Duanesburg residents should be alarmed by Shenandoah Briere’s April 22 article in The Daily Gazette. The absence of public comment at the town of Duanesburg’s public hearing for revisions to the town’s comprehensive plan is disturbing. Public hearings provide the citizens an opportunity to improve laws, direct the town’s economic growth, and strengthen land … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: American Rescue Plan, audit, comprehensive plan, Comptroller, letter to the editor, Roger Tidball, Schenectady Gazette, Susan Biggs
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