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Selectmen approve single bid to lease landfill for solar array; 35-year term, operation targeted for 2027
Summary
The board accepted a single response to a landfill solar RFP and authorized the town manager to proceed with a lease and related contract work; the company proposes a long-term lease (about 35 years) and a multi-stage setup expected to make the array operational in 2027.
The Board of Selectmen voted July 14 to accept a recommendation to proceed with a proposal to install a solar array on the town landfill and authorized Town Manager Greg Colby to complete contract steps. Why it matters: The project would put otherwise unused landfill acreage into revenue-producing use and supply electricity; selectmen described the proposal as a way to…
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