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Town board approves site plan for 3.25 MW solar array on capped landfill; one abstention recorded
Summary
The Town Board granted site-plan approval to a 3.25-megawatt commercial solar generating system proposed on a closed landfill, after staff confirmed required development-review materials had been filed. The project applicant is AC Power on behalf of BFI Waste Management; the board recorded an abstention and approved the site plan.
The Town Board voted to approve a site plan for a commercial solar generating facility proposed on a capped landfill in Cheektowaga.
According to the resolution, the applicant—AC Power (represented at the meeting by Gina Wolfman) on behalf of BFI Waste Management of North America LLC—filed development-review materials for local project 20241534 for a 3.25-megawatt alternating-current commercial solar system covering up to 20 acres of landfill. The application included a use-variance request and a site-plan submission dated May 8, 2024.
Supervisor Brian Nowak moved the resolution to grant site-plan approval; the motion was seconded by a council member and the board recorded the approval. The resolution language notes the project is on a capped landfill that is not part of the New York State Superfund program and that the application satisfied the town’s site-plan review requirements under the local zoning code.
Meeting remarks were procedural and focused on confirming the completeness of the town’s review. The board recorded at least one abstention on the vote; the resolution carried and was entered into the public record.
The approval directs the town’s planning staff to finalize any outstanding development-review conditions and to coordinate necessary permitting steps with the applicant prior to construction.
