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Committee approves quitclaim deeds clarifying landfill property covenants for Ameresco solar project
Summary
The committee approved updated quitclaim deeds to clear ambiguous restrictive covenants on two landfill parcels as requested by Ameresco and described how the deeds address a title insurer's concerns; Ameresco representatives described company experience developing solar on closed municipal landfills and noted potential community‑solar models.
Eric Boardman, attorney for Ameresco, told the committee the company seeks clarification of prior deeds for two landfill parcels so a title insurer will issue coverage for a solar project on the sites.
Boardman said the county deeded a north parcel to the city in 1971 and a south parcel in 1974, and that the original deeds included restrictive covenants. A 2023 quitclaim deed extinguished a reverter covenant requiring land to revert to county ownership when it ceased to be used as a landfill, but…
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