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Fenton adopts resolution urging state to restore municipal role in energy siting
Summary
The Town Board adopted Resolution #2026-04 calling on the New York State Legislature to revise energy siting laws and restore municipal participation, arguing recent changes reduce municipal standing and risk overriding local land-use decisions.
The Town of Fenton Town Board adopted Resolution #2026-04 expressing concern about State-level changes to energy siting laws and urging the New York State Legislature to restore meaningful municipal participation and home rule protections.
The resolution cites the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and references changes since 2019 and the 2025 budget's "RAPID Act" language that the resolution says have limited municipalities' ability to participate as parties in energy-siting proceedings and have made it easier to override local laws. The resolution states these shifts "undermine the principles of home rule" and calls on the Legislature to revise energy siting laws and halt laws that the Town views as stripping constitutionally protected local authority. Councilman Thomas Cook moved the resolution and Councilman Michael Husar seconded; the board voted unanimously to adopt it.
The action records the Town’s official position on pending or anticipated state legislation; the transcript records the resolution text and the board’s unanimous vote but does not record any direct response from state officials or agencies.
