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Votes at a glance: minutes approved, numerous applications tabled, solar project approved with pollinator seed condition
Summary
At the Sept. 24 meeting the commission approved prior minutes, tabled multiple regulated‑activity applications for additional review, and granted administrative approval for a ground‑mounted solar array at 7375 Old Ridgebury Road with a condition requiring a pollinator seed mix beneath the panels.
The commission took the following recorded actions during its Sept. 24 meeting:
- Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting was moved and seconded; commissioners voted 'Aye' and the minutes were approved.
- Multiple tablings: Commissioners moved and seconded motions to table a number of regulated activities (including 1106 RR — 7B Judith Drive; 125518 Stars Plain Road; 124515 Great Pasture Road; Lot 1 and Lot 2 Bayberry Lane; 7A Brighton Street; 4‑6 Bear Mountain Road; and 20A East Stars Plain Road). Each tabling motion was seconded and recorded as carried by 'Aye' responses in the transcript; these items were set for reconsideration at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
- Solar approval: Staff presented an administrative approval for a ground‑mounted solar installation at 7375 Old Ridgebury Road (array roughly 13 ft by 80 ft, sited about 25 ft from flagged wetlands). Staff recommended approval and proposed one additional condition: planting a solar pollinator seed mix beneath the array. A motion to grant the activity with six conditions (including the added pollinator condition) was moved and seconded and recorded as approved by 'Aye' votes in the transcript.
No large omnibus appropriations, ordinances, or budget items were approved at this meeting. Several project reviews were tabled so staff and applicants can provide additional technical documentation before the commission acts again.
