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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Town of Rochester is interested. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Daytona Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rochester Town Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Daytona Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">37 Marion Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Daytona Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rochester, MA 02770<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>TownPlanner via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Solar Decommissioning Costs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was wondering if other communities had cost estimates of large scale commercial solar decommissioning they would be willing to share. We are in the process of a ten-year review, the owner provided a peer review analysis but would like
any comparables to ensure we retain sufficient funds. Any info. is appreciated!!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pamela Harding, AICP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bolton Town Planner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">663 Main Street <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bolton, MA 01740<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone (978)779-3308<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dwight Merriam via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 2, 2022 4:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Town Administration <<a href="mailto:Administration@westhamptonma.org">Administration@westhamptonma.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Laura Harbottle <<a href="mailto:lharbottle@doverma.gov">lharbottle@doverma.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Nat. Resource Protection Bylaws -- Solar and G. L. c. 40A, § 3, (ninth paragraph) (“40A”)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ICYMI (or did I miss discussion of it?) I hope you can open the link, includes a link to the decision.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/solar-energy-system-access-road-1011414/">
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/solar-energy-system-access-road-1011414/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dwight<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dwight Merriam, FAICP<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:49 AM Town Administration via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">So, I was thinking about the angst that a lot of us have been feeling about the inability to regulate (or deny) utility-scale solar in rural or wooded areas.
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The whole 40A sec. 3 exemption not withstanding, how about an alternative approach to, instead, draft a conservation bylaw? perhaps one that prohibits large-scale cutting of old-growth forest of more than (say) two acres without an approved plan for regrowth
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Town of Westhampton<br>
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Westhampton, MA 01027<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>> on behalf of Richard McCarthy via MassPlanners
<<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 1, 2022 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Laura Harbottle <<a href="mailto:lharbottle@doverma.gov" target="_blank">lharbottle@doverma.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Tree Protection & Nat. Resource Protection Bylaws</span>
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Laura,<br>
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How would you dealing with ground mounted solar? I still struggle with clear cutting acres of woodland for ground mounted solar. We have two woodland sites that were clear cut just doesn’t feel like a total gain environmental. I would prefer strongly incentives
for roofed mounted, solar canopies, 21E sites and placement and placement on existing impervious surfaces.<br>
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Just curious.<br>
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Richard McCarthy<br>
Town Planner<o:p></o:p></p>
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