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Planning board consents to town’s request to serve as lead agency for 180‑day moratorium on energy and data‑storage facilities
Summary
The Dover Planning Board authorized its chair to sign a consent letter recognizing the Dover Town Board as lead agency for a proposed 180‑day moratorium on approvals and construction of energy and data storage facilities, effectively allowing the town board to proceed with SEQRA/lead‑agency steps.
The Dover Planning Board voted to authorize its chair to sign a response consenting to the Dover Town Board serving as lead agency for Local Law No. 1 (2026), a proposed 180‑day townwide moratorium on the approval, construction and installation of energy and data‑storage facilities.
The chair briefly described the town-board proposal and asked whether the planning board consented to the town board being the lead agency for the SEQRA determination. With no discussion offered, the planning board approved the authorization by voice vote.
No technical review, vote tallies or substantive conditions were recorded on the moratorium item during the planning-board discussion; board members signaled agreement to let the town board proceed with its lead‑agency review. The motion to authorize the chair to sign the consent was seconded and passed on the board’s voice vote.
Next steps: the town board will complete lead‑agency procedures and any SEQRA review steps under the moratorium proposal.
