Board votes down special-use solar petition after ZBA recommended denial

A motion to approve a special-use petition failed after roll call, leaving the petition denied. The board followed the Zoning Board of Appeals’ earlier recommendation of denial; members framed the vote in the affirmative so that a "yes" would have signified approval, but the majority recorded "no."

Committee member (Speaker 5) told the board, "If you had a picture in my mind in the dictionary of what is a terrible place for a solar project, this development is that." The member also described a letter from the petitioner as "a threat," and said that, for that reason and because of the location, they would vote no. The roll call produced a majority of "no" votes and the motion failed.

The transcript shows the item arrived from committee with a recommendation of denial from the ZBA; board members debated whether their standard affirmative-motion framing (yes=approve) or a different voting convention applied, then proceeded to a roll call under the chair’s direction. The board did not specify a petition ID in the recorded exchange and no formal project name or applicant details are in the provided transcript.