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Planning board approves lot-line consolidation for city solar site; neighbors ask why residential land chosen
Summary
Board approved a lot-line deletion to combine two contiguous residential parcels on First Avenue that the city intends to site for a future solar installation; nearby residents questioned converting residential land to a solar field and raised alternatives and wetland/soil concerns.
The Planning Board approved a lot-line deletion on March 17 to merge two adjacent city-owned residential parcels on First Avenue (514-520 and 522-528 First Avenue) to create a single parcel the city says will be used in a future solar project.
Planning staff said the action before the board was administrative: the consolidation is a first step that will allow a future special-permit application for a ground-mounted solar…
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