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Residents urge Charlton selectmen to act on solar siting equity and question party endorsements in local races
Summary
Two Charlton residents raised separate concerns during the selectmen’s open-forum period on April 22: one urged local action to prevent disproportionate siting of large-scale solar and battery projects under recent state law, and another questioned whether political-party endorsements are appropriate in local nonpartisan elections.
Two Charlton residents used the board's open-forum period on April 22 to raise distinct concerns: one asked the selectmen to consider steps to limit further concentration of large-scale solar and battery projects in town under recent state clean-energy legislation, and the other questioned whether political-party endorsements are appropriate in local, nonpartisan elections.
At the start of open forum, resident Steppen Sage of Lincoln Point Road said he has long viewed local elections as nonpartisan and said he was "disturbed" to see local committees endorse…
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