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Residents press Hempstead board for stronger battery storage rules as moratorium review continues
Summary
At the Feb. 10 meeting residents urged the Hempstead Town Board to extend protections, issue a positive declaration and adopt strict setbacks for battery energy storage systems (BESS), citing an Island Park permit and safety concerns; the board said the moratorium had been extended through August and research is ongoing.
Multiple residents used the Feb. 10 public‑comment period to press the Hempstead Town Board for stronger oversight of battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Christina Kramer, president of Protect Our Coast, and other speakers said they discovered an active permit issued to a company for a facility in Island Park and said that the town's moratorium—intended to provide time for study—had been insufficient because permits appear to have been issued. Kramer called for three…
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