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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning, </p><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!! </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Pamela Harding, AICP</p><p class="MsoNormal">Bolton Town Planner</p><p class="MsoNormal">663 Main Street </p><p class="MsoNormal">Bolton, MA 01740</p><p class="MsoNormal">Phone (978)779-3308</p><p class="MsoNormal">Fax (978) 779-5461</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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”)</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">ICYMI (or did I miss discussion of it?) I hope you can open the link, includes a link to the decision.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><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></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Happy 4th</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dwight</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dwight Merriam, FAICP</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">80 Latimer Lane, Weatogue, CT 06089</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><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:</p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><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. <br><br>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 and replacement on the same land? </span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p></div><div id="gmail-m_672339048701184574Signature"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Respectfully,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">- Doug.<br>-----------------------------<br>Douglas Finn, Administrative Assistant<br>Town of Westhampton<br>1 South Road<br>Westhampton, MA 01027<br>413-203-3086</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="gmail-m_672339048701184574divRplyFwdMsg"><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> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.<br><br>Laura,<br><br>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><br>Just curious.<br><br>Richard McCarthy<br>Town Planner</p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>