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Developers brief Fallsburg board on Frank Stone and Taylor Road solar plans; board presses for maps, safety details and battery info
Summary
Delta River Solar and related applicants told the planning board Frank Stone Road will be reduced from 4 MW to 2.5 MW and introduced two Taylor Road projects that require parcel mapping and interconnection verification; the board requested full parcel maps, EAF/lead‑agency clarification and more battery/fire‑safety information.
James Armstrong, identifying himself as a representative of Delta River Solar, told the Fallsburg Planning Board the Frank Stone Road project will be downsized to 2.5 megawatts from a previously proposed 4 megawatts and that the team has a near‑final site plan with a small gate relocation and a fire‑department turnaround added. “We are reducing the project size from 4 megawatts to 2 and a half megawatts,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong said the project does not include battery storage and that interconnection easements are being worked out; he also said NYSEG has confirmed interconnection capacity and that the developer has reserved queue position. Board members asked for written interconnection paperwork to verify the claim and asked for a map that shows the full parcel and road frontage so the public can see exactly where projects are sited.
On Taylor Road the developer introduced two related projects that will be shown as Taylor 1 and Taylor 2; the presenter said the team is negotiating to buy a 53‑acre landlocked parcel owned by the Resnick family and plans a minor internal subdivision to retain the residence while combining fenced acreage for arrays. Board members asked whether the two applications require separate EAFs or can be coordinated and said they would not declare lead agency until that question is resolved.
Members also raised safety and emergency‑response questions related to battery backup and firefighting. The applicant said it has engaged a company to prepare battery safety and training plans and that developers will fund training; board members requested details about battery type, mitigation and whether local fire departments have necessary equipment. One board member characterized splitting projects into subparcels as a way to reduce paperwork; the presenter disputed that characterization and pointed to NYSEG interconnection confirmations.
The board asked applicants to provide: (1) full parcel maps showing road frontage and the Resnick parcel; (2) written interconnection documentation with NYSEG; (3) clarification on whether separate EAFs will be required; and (4) battery safety and decommissioning plans where applicable. The applicants said they will return with more detailed materials in August.
