Residents, town supervisor and supporters clash over large-scale solar projects

Jul 29, 2026

Multiple residents and a town supervisor urged the county to defend local zoning and questioned environmental and property impacts of two large solar projects; at least one speaker supported the projects for the county revenue they could bring.

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Several residents used the meeting's public-comment period to press concerns about large-scale solar projects proposed near Fultonville, citing impacts on farmland, wetlands and property values and urging the county to continue its legal challenge to state permitting decisions.

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