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Hamilton council hears landfill solar proposal; introduces lease ordinance
Summary
A developer told the Hamilton Township Council on March 5 that a proposed solar array on a capped landfill would require no upfront cost to the township, include a roughly $1,014,000 prepaid lease and produce estimated municipal utility savings. Council introduced the lease ordinance on first reading and voted 4-0 to move it forward.
Hamilton Township officials on March 5 heard a presentation from Soluxe Hamilton Solar Redevelopment LLC on a proposal to build a solar array atop a capped township landfill and introduced an ordinance authorizing a lease agreement with the developer.
Ryan Malone, president and founder of the developer, told the council the company plans to build solar on the existing landfill under a post‑closure use permit and engineering oversight so the landfill cap will not be penetrated. Malone said the site is “ideal” for landfill solar and emphasized environmental compliance and geotechnical work to avoid subsidence.
Malone described the deal terms presented to the township: a prepaid lease payment of about…
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