Residents raise safety, environmental and visual concerns at Anchor Solar hearing

Apr 19, 2025

At the Ancram Planning Board hearing, residents and a written commenter urged scrutiny of visual screening, wildlife impacts, potential toxic panel disposal and emergency access; the applicant responded with TCLP testing, a decommissioning bond and planned screening.

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Residents at the planning-board meeting and a written commenter read into the record raised multiple concerns about the proposed Anchor Solar array’s effects on the rural landscape, wildlife, fire risk and long-term disposal of panels.

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