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Hubbardston planner: AG places hold on battery storage bylaw; consultants to present sandpit overlay scenarios Oct. 16
Summary
Town planner Alec told the Hubbardston Planning Board that the state attorney general has placed a hold on Article 26 (a battery energy storage bylaw) while approving nearby articles; the planner also described revised DLTA work with MRPC and an important consultant presentation on a sandpit overlay scheduled for the board's Oct. 16 meeting.
The Hubbardston Planning Board heard an update from town planner Alec on Oct. 1 that the Massachusetts attorney general has approved Annual Town Meeting Articles 27 through 29 but has placed a hold on Article 26, the proposed battery energy storage bylaw.
Alec, the town planner, told the board that a hold does not mean a denial but indicates the attorney general is requesting revisions or further information and will likely use the full 90-day review period. “Article 26 was your, battery energy storage by law,” Alec said, and he told the board he expects the attorney general's office to take the full 90 days and that the town granted the office's requested extension.
The planner said staff have also been contacted by MRPC and DOER…
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