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Planning board conditionally approves 24-acre solar arrays at Dylan Hopkins Airport, flags FAA screening limits
Summary
Swansea’s Planning Board approved Revision Energy’s site plan for two ground-mounted solar arrays at Dylan Hopkins Airport with conditions requiring federal and state permits; debate focused on FAA limits on vegetation, fence slats as an alternative, and a decommissioning plan recorded for the town file.
Swansea’s Planning Board voted to approve a site-plan application from Revision Energy, filed on behalf of the City of Keene, for two ground-mounted solar arrays spanning about 24 acres at Dylan Hopkins Airport (Tax Map 205 Lot 1). Approval was conditioned on receipt of required state and federal permits and included a plan for optional fence slats to screen equipment from Route 32.
Board chair Victoria Rek Ames reviewed the application history and said the project is atypical because it was submitted by one municipality for review by another. She noted the board had already considered requested waivers and had received a response packet addressing prior questions.
Board members raised three main concerns: glare and pilot safety, decommissioning of outdated solar…
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