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Hopkinton Planning Board continues Atlantic Solar master‑plan informational meeting to Dec. 3
Summary
The Planning Board accepted a continuance request from the Atlantic Solar applicant and voted to continue the master‑plan informational meeting to Dec. 3, 2025; the board noted the decision time clock had previously been extended to Dec. 31.
At the start of the Oct. 1 meeting the Hopkinton Planning Board accepted a written request from the Atlantic Solar applicant to continue the master‑plan informational meeting to Dec. 3, 2025. The applicant’s contact provided a letter dated Sept. 29 asking for the continuance, and the board voted to carry the item to the Dec. 3 agenda.
Why it matters: continuing the informational meeting delays any board decision on the master‑plan application and gives the applicant time to assemble additional materials. Planning staff noted the board had already agreed at a prior meeting to extend the statutory decision clock to Dec. 31, 2025.
Most important facts
- Continuance request: staff reported receipt of a Sept. 29 letter from the applicant asking that the matter be continued to Dec. 3, 2025.
- Motion and vote: the board moved and seconded a continuance of the master‑plan informational meeting to Dec. 3, 2025; the motion carried.
- Time‑clock extension: staff confirmed the decision‑making time clock had already been extended previously to Dec. 31, 2025.
Board action
The planning board formally continued the Atlantic Solar master‑plan informational meeting to Dec. 3, 2025. No additional details about changes to the application were discussed at the Oct. 1 meeting, and the applicant did not have representatives present to present new material.
Ending: The continuance places Atlantic Solar back on the board’s Dec. 3 agenda; staff and the applicant will coordinate any supplemental materials the applicant wishes to submit before that date.
