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Buckfield Select Board sends solar farm ordinance to Nov. 4 ballot, limiting commercial installations
Summary
The board approved placing a town ordinance on the Nov. 4 ballot that would prohibit new commercial solar farms while allowing small, on-property systems for houses and businesses.
The Buckfield Select Board voted Sept. 2 to send a draft solar farm ordinance to the Nov. 4 special town meeting, asking voters whether the town should adopt rules that would bar future commercial solar farm development while still permitting property-scale systems. The draft ordinance, described by staff as short and aligned with the town's comprehensive plan, would allow rooftop or property-serving solar installations but not large…
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