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Planning board presses developer on safety, noise and water risks for Hartley Road battery storage project
Summary
The planning board pressed the Hartley Road battery storage applicant for more technical evidence on emergency response, water and groundwater risk, utility interconnection, and noise before completing its environmental review.
The Goshen Town Planning Board spent a substantial portion of its meeting reviewing an amended site-plan application for a Tier 2 battery energy storage system proposed for 114 Hartley Road.
Applicant representatives led by civil engineer Rosie Kranz (Craig Manning) and subject-matter consultants briefed the board on several revisions: shifting battery units westward to reduce zoning variances, reducing utility poles planned for the site from 12 to 8, and routing some electrical conduit underground to reduce above-ground poles and wires. The applicant said those changes were prompted by coordination with the utility (Orange and Rockland) and the Zoning Board.
Board members and staff focused on public-safety, environmental and operational questions. Town planning staff and the board asked for additional detail on emergency response and hazard mitigation analysis, including: whether battery failure products (combustion products, electrolyte vapors) could reach surface water or groundwater; whether the facility’s emergency response plan (ERP) provided enough data to allow the board to draw a “hard look” under SEQR on potential irreversible…
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