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Cranston plan panel approves Natick Solar preliminary plan with strict blasting, inspection and permitting conditions
Summary
After hours of public comment focused on blasting, wetlands and neighborhood impacts, the Cranston City Plan Commission approved the Natick Solar preliminary plan with conditions requiring a DEM permit before final plan approval, blasting limits and monitoring, 30 years of annual landscaping inspections, and an increased escrow.
The Cranston City Plan Commission approved the preliminary plan for the Natick Solar project after prolonged public comment and technical exchanges with the applicant.
The commission voted to approve the application with conditions that require the applicant to secure all necessary DEM (Department of Environmental Management) permits before the commission will approve a final plan, to provide proof of insurance covering blasting activities, and to adhere to a package of blasting and monitoring rules intended to limit risks to nearby residents and to the Tennessee Gas/Kinder Morgan pipeline. The applicant also must provide notice to properties within 500 feet at least 14 days before any controlled blasting and shall offer pre- and post-blast surveys to abutters within that radius.
Why it matters: Natick Solar would use about 28.7 acres of a roughly 64-acre parcel to install ground-mounted solar arrays, a…
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