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Local resident urges clearer terms on taxes, decommissioning and reporting for proposed solar farm

5069892 · June 25, 2025
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Summary

A resident asked the town to clarify in-lieu-of-tax arrangements, decommissioning cost responsibilities and reporting requirements for a proposed 24-acre solar installation on a 41-acre property, and raised concerns about visual impacts and fence funding.

A Cheektowaga resident used public comment time to press the town for clearer written commitments about taxes, decommissioning and reporting for a proposed solar installation on a large site.

The speaker identified several concerns: whether the remainder of a 41-acre parcel (approximately 17 acres not used for panels as presented) would continue to be taxed at current rates or placed under an in-lieu-of-taxes arrangement; who would be…

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