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Resident praises town moratorium on large lithium‑ion battery storage, urges insurance and testing safeguards
Summary
A resident who has tracked lithium‑ion battery fires urged the Town Board to require developers to carry liability coverage, fund air/soil testing, and provide hazmat remediation plans; volunteer firefighters plan to coordinate on the issue.
At the Town of Babylon meeting on Oct. 8, a resident praised the board's decision to extend a moratorium on large lithium‑ion battery energy storage systems and urged the board to require developers to carry liability coverage and fund pre‑ and post‑incident testing.
Tammy Palmeri of Deer Park told the board the battery chemistry is "inherently dangerous" and noted an…
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