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Conservation commission flags core-forest concerns for proposed West Hill Road solar array
Summary
Commission reviewed staff checklist and natural‑resources layers for a proposed ~3 MW solar array on West Hill Road, flagging fragmentation of a core forest block and recommending erosion controls and monitoring.
Torrington's Conservation Commission discussed a proposed solar array near the city boundary on West Hill Road and submitted advisory comments focused on natural resources and erosion control.
Staff told members the proposal covers roughly 19 acres of disturbance for a roughly 3-megawatt array and that the parcel sits within a large core forest block identified in the city's natural resources inventory. Members said the chief conservation concern is fragmentation of the core…
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