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AG Committee reviews Planning Board referral on battery storage use at farm-zoned Simmers Road parcel
Summary
The committee discussed a Planning Board referral about a Simmers Road parcel zoned agricultural but reportedly not actively farmed; the owners said they would adjust operations and the committee suggested issuing a compliance notice or referring the matter back for a zoning variance if agriculture does not resume.
Committee member Mike Mahar raised a Planning Board referral concerning a Simmers Road property that is zoned agricultural but is not apparently being used for active farming.
Members discussed the possibility that the family farms elsewhere and noted changes in farming models where a house and acreage need not always be farmed as a single unit. According to meeting notes, a town representative spoke with the property owners, who acknowledged the concern and said they would adjust operations.
The committee agreed to keep the issue on its radar. Members suggested options including issuing an official notice of the rules with a timeline to come into compliance or asking the Planning Board to follow up; if the property owners do not plan to resume agricultural production on that parcel, a zoning variance may be required.
No formal enforcement action or vote was recorded at the meeting.
