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Town Board approves PILOT for 3.96 MW Mountain Gardens solar project in Gardnertown area
Summary
The Town of Newburgh approved a Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes agreement for a proposed ~3.96 MW AC solar installation by Mountain Gardens, LLC at 84 Lakeside Drive (SBL #86-1-96-2), citing Real Property Tax Law §487 and that the Town has not opted out of §487.
The Town Board approved a Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOT) agreement for a proposed Mountain Gardens, LLC solar energy project at a May 27 workshop.
Town Attorney Mark C. Taylor presented an agreement tied to New York Real Property Tax Law §487 after noting the Town has not opted out of RPTL §487. The owner proposes a Solar Energy System with an expected nameplate capacity of approximately 3.96 megawatts AC on parcel SBL #86-1-96-2 located at 84 Lakeside Drive in the Town of Newburgh. Under the agreement the project is expected to be placed on the exempt portion of the assessment roll during the PILOT term and the owner (or successor) will make annual PILOT payments to the Town in lieu of statutory property taxes for the project.
The board approved the motion to accept the PILOT agreement. The minutes record the item as approved by roll-call vote (3 yes; 1 absent). The PILOT materials and referenced statutory framework indicate the town intends to require annual PILOT payments and to process an RP-487 application for the project.
