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Bangor commission approves rooftop solar for Unitarian Universalist Society at 120 Park Street
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission approved installation of rooftop solar on the Dorothy Memorial Building at 120 Park Street for the Unitarian Universalist Society, with the applicant reducing the array and addressing visibility and conduit color.
The Bangor City Historic Preservation Commission on Aug. 14 granted a certificate of appropriateness to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor to install rooftop solar on the Dorothy Memorial Building at 120 Park Street, finding the project consistent with local historic-preservation standards after the applicant addressed visibility concerns.
Mark McCullough, a member of the congregation, told the commission the church proposed an array originally of 46 panels, later reduced to 42, that would provide about "100% of the church's electrical usage" on a south-facing asphalt roof. He said a rooftop installation would "live out our values of protecting the environment, but will also save our…
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