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Charlton board backs member’s letter raising small‑town concerns about state energy‑siting rules
Summary
Board member Lori briefed the planning board on state energy siting hearings, urged additions to the scoring matrix for small towns and the board voted to authorize her to send a comment letter to the state ahead of upcoming rule adoption.
Planning Board member Lori told the board she attended recent hearings on proposed state energy‑siting rule changes and urged the board to submit comments. Lori said the draft rules now require a community impact analysis for every project and set a 25‑megawatt threshold (projects at or below that level are handled locally under the new framework), but that scoring criteria lack small‑town metrics and appear designed with city contexts in mind.
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