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County planners ask Easton to clarify penalties, liability and decommissioning in multiple renewable-energy drafts
Summary
The Washington County Planning Agency on July 1 reviewed three draft local laws from the Town of Easton — a renewable‑energy site‑plan review law (04/2025), a battery energy storage law (03/2025) and a renewable energy facilities law (02/2025).
At its July 1, 2025 meeting the Washington County Planning Agency reviewed three related Town of Easton referrals: a proposed site‑plan review law for renewable energy (draft site plan review law 04/2025), a battery energy storage local law (03/2025) and a renewable energy facilities law (02/2025). Agency members raised concerns about enforcement language, criminal versus civil classifications, identification of the liable party and the need to include decommissioning requirements.
Staff called out internal inconsistencies in the draft enforcement…
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