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Wawarsing board sends temporary moratorium on battery-storage and data facilities to planning boards
Summary
The town board referred a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on battery energy storage systems and data centers to the Wawarsing and county planning boards for review and set a public hearing for July 16, citing the need for professional data and local comment.
The Wawarsing Town Board voted June 2 to forward a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on battery energy storage systems and data facilities to the Wawarsing Planning Board and Ulster County Planning Board for review and comment.
Board members said the referral was an effort to proceed prudently on a topic that has polarized local discussion in recent days. "We are being proactive in something that we don't have any experience with," a board member said during discussion, noting the board will rely on professionals and county input to decide what rules make sense for the town.
The town clerk was authorized to publish legal notice and schedule a public hearing on the proposed moratorium for July 16 at 7:05 p.m. The board emphasized the measure is a temporary, fact-finding pause and said the referral does not presume final approval or opposition to either battery energy storage systems or data facilities.
Next steps include review and comment by the planning boards and additional public hearings before any binding local restrictions would be adopted.
