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Residents urge BESS moratorium, animal‑shelter fixes and expanded disability services at Hempstead meeting
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to press the Town of Hempstead for an extension of a battery energy storage moratorium, reforms at the animal shelter amid lawsuits, tree‑preservation laws and expanded services for people with disabilities; the board acknowledged the concerns and offered follow‑up.
At the Nov. 18 Town of Hempstead meeting, several residents used the public‑comment period to press the board on three recurring themes: a request to extend the town’s moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS), concerns about animal‑shelter operations and lawsuits, and calls for expanded services and year‑round programs for people with disabilities.
A speaker (identified in the transcript as speaker 14) urged the board to calendar a resolution to extend Hempstead's BESS moratorium, citing fire‑safety risks and gaps in protections, including the need for air and…
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