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Select Board seeks authority to negotiate 30-year solar lease for closed landfill; amendment to require final contract on warrant fails
Summary
Article P‑25‑17 would authorize the Select Board to lease the closed landfill for a solar array for up to 30 years. The assembly asked about decommissioning bonds and cap settlement; a proposed amendment to require the final negotiated contract be submitted to the warrant failed.
Article P‑25‑17 asks voters to authorize the Select Board to lease a portion of town‑owned property at 6 Wilder Drive (the closed town landfill) to a vendor for a solar energy array for a term up to 30 years. If approved, the article gives the board authority to negotiate and execute a lease, power purchase agreement and other necessary documents on terms the board considers reasonable.
Members of the Energy Committee and Select Board described the article as a necessary first step to attract private developers…
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