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Planning board conditionally authorizes hand‑felling of trees for SR‑94 solar project amid tight deadline
Summary
Goshen planning officials agreed to let the solar project’s new owner begin hand‑felling up to roughly 4.6 acres of trees before a March 31 environmental window, provided the applicant posts a performance guarantee, submits a stamped survey showing the area is under five acres, and delivers an indemnification agreement acceptable to town counsel.
Goshen’s planning board on a close vote authorized a conditional process to allow hand‑felling of trees at the SR‑94 solar site so the new owner can meet an existing environmental clearing window. The clearance request affects a 60.7‑acre parcel; the applicant provided two figures for trees to be removed (4.38 acres on a plan and 4.6 acres in a survey update) and said it would limit work to hand felling, leave felled trees in place, and avoid mechanized grubbing or soil disturbance.
The item’s presentation was led by Jim Maslow of the project team, who said the most recent in‑field survey confirmed “4.6 acres of trees being removed” and that the work would be limited to chainsaws and hand felling to avoid triggering…
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