Committee debates solar siting, karst risks and farmland-preservation map corrections
Supervisors discussed proposed objectives that encourage siting solar on rooftops and nonproductive land, concerns about karst terrain and sinkholes, and small mapping corrections to help two towns retain farmland-preservation tax-credit eligibility under DATCP rules.
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The committee discussed policy language for solar in the utilities and community facilities chapter and whether draft objectives should "encourage" or "locate" solar away from productive farmland. Sue Curtis recommended stronger language: she suggested using the word "locate" rather than "encourage" for goal 4 and preferred "avoid" instead of "minimize" when addressing conversion of productive agricultural land.
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