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Carbon County panel tables Carbon No plan to April; Bitfarms representatives attend to answer questions
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Summary
Developers asked the commission to table the Carbon No plan to the April 25 meeting to allow staff and applicants more time for review; Bitfarms executives identified themselves and said they were present to answer questions but no substantive Q&A occurred.
The Carbon County Planning Commission voted to table action on the Carbon No plan to its April 25 meeting after the applicant's engineer requested additional time while staff completes a fuller review.
A county planning staff member summarized a letter from consultant Greg Hart explaining that tabling the plan would allow staff to prepare a more complete review letter and give the applicant time to address comments. The commission voted for the tabling motion by voice vote.
Visitors from Bitfarms introduced themselves during the visitors portion of the agenda. "My name is Liam Wilson. I'm the chief operating officer of Bitfarms. We're the, the head co that owns, that piece of property," said Liam Wilson (S5), and he added the team was present "to answer any questions as they come up." Other Bitfarms staff identified by Wilson included an SVP of operations, an SVP of infrastructure and an SVP of power. Commissioners indicated they had no questions at the meeting.
Separately, staff reported on two intergovernmental review submissions: a DEP application to the Pennsylvania infrastructure investment authority (referred to in the record as "Nvest") seeking $36,923,000 for drinking-water assistance to disadvantaged communities and a US EPA Chesapeake Bay infrastructure request of $7,948,103; staff said the county had no additional comments on those reviews.
The tabling vote and Bitfarms' presence mean the Carbon No application will return to the commission on April 25 for further consideration and discussion if the applicant addresses staff comments.
