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Resident urges Babylon to ban lithium battery storage and asks town to attend state hearing
Summary
Tammy Palmieri, a lifelong Town of Babylon resident, praised the townʼs moratorium on battery energy storage systems, urged a complete ban, and asked whether town officials will appear at a state hearing; Supervisor Schaffer said staff will attend.
Tammy Palmieri, a lifelong resident of the Town of Babylon, urged the town to move beyond a moratorium and ban lithium battery energy storage systems (BESS) on Long Island, citing recent fires and health concerns.
"It is a terrorist fantasy to have all of these lithium ion battery facilities all over the island," Palmieri told the board, referencing a large fire at Moss Landing and saying she had…
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