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Committee finds Brutus battery-storage moratorium is local concern only
Summary
Cayuga County's GML review committee determined the Town of Brutus's temporary moratorium on battery energy storage systems raises no intermunicipal concerns and is a local matter, voting unanimously to adopt the determination.
The Cayuga County GML 239-l, m & n Review Committee reviewed a proposed local law from the Town of Brutus that would establish a temporary land-use moratorium prohibiting battery energy storage systems.
After considering the materials submitted by the town, the committee moved to determine that the action "appears to have no intermunicipal concerns and to be of local concern only." The motion, made by Evan Tuthill and seconded by Kari Terwilliger, passed unanimously (All AYE). The committee's determination is advisory under New York State General Municipal Law §239; the town retains authority over adoption and enforcement of the local law.
No intermunicipal impacts or county-level objections were recorded in the committee's minutes. The committee did not record any public comment or requests for further study on this referral.
