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Madrid schedules public hearing on six-month moratorium for battery storage facilities

Madrid Town Board ยท April 9, 2025
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Summary

A public hearing is scheduled next Tuesday on a proposed six-month moratorium to allow the town time to develop local code governing battery storage facilities, the board said during public comment on April 9.

During public comment resident Greg Hargrave asked about a public hearing described in the agenda as "next Tuesday." Town Board member Tony Cooper replied that the hearing is for a proposed six-month moratorium that would give the town time to draft local zoning or code for battery storage facilities.

The board did not record debate on the moratorium at the April 9 meeting; the minutes show only the announcement that a hearing is scheduled and the stated purpose to allow time for code creation. No motion or vote on the moratorium itself appears in the meeting record; the item will be taken up at the noticed public hearing.