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Planning board approves transit center electric bus chargers with decommissioning and lease conditions; one member opposes
Summary
The Planning Board approved a site‑plan amendment Aug. 19 to allow pantograph chargers for electric buses at the transit center (138 Main Street), requiring a decommissioning plan and a lease amendment for city property. One board member voted against the approval citing safety and aesthetic concerns.
The Saco Planning Board on Aug. 19 approved a site‑plan amendment for installation of pantograph overhead chargers to top‑charge battery electric buses at the city transit center (138 Main Street), subject to conditions that require a decommissioning plan, staff review of lease amendments for city property and compliance with landscaping peer‑review recommendations. The final vote on conditions and the site‑plan amendment recorded four yes votes, one no vote and one abstention.
What the project is: the applicant proposes two pantograph en‑route chargers to serve buses operated by the transit provider. The applicant submitted a written decommissioning plan…
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