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Board objects to Brookside Solar draft host agreement, says towns were not consulted

Burke Town Board · August 13, 2024
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Summary

The Burke Town Board reported it disagrees with terms in a draft Host Community Agreement from Brookside Solar and said the towns were not solicited for input during drafting.

Board members told the meeting they had received a draft Host Community Agreement from Brookside Solar but were "not in agreement with the terms set forth" and that "no input from the towns was solicited." The board did not vote on the draft at the Aug. 13 meeting but recorded concern about the lack of municipal involvement in the drafting process.

Board members asked staff to review the draft and report back; no specialist legal or fiscal analysis was recorded in the minutes and no formal action was taken to accept or reject the agreement at this meeting.