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Resident opposes National Grid substation on Ames Road, asks Town Board why permit would be 'rubber-stamped'
Summary
At the public-comment period Jennifer Field urged the Town Board to reconsider the proposed National Grid substation on Ames Road and asked why the board would be "rubber-stamping" the permit; Supervisor Armitstead replied the Town is not "just passing anything through" and noted the Planning Board handles the project review.
During public comment resident Jennifer Field said she opposed the proposed National Grid substation on Ames Road and asked why the Town Council would be "rubber-stamping" the permit, referencing a Planning Board meeting she attended on Feb. 2.
Supervisor William Armitstead responded directly, saying "we are not just passing anything through," and reminded attendees that the substation project would be reviewed by the Planning Board rather than the Town Board. Town Attorney Kirsten Dunn and the town-hired engineer Adam Yagelski were mentioned as working with the Planning Board; the transcript records Dunn speaking on behalf of the Planning Board and the engineer as part of the board's technical review.
No formal action or vote on the substation was taken at the meeting; Armitstead's statement and the Planning Board referral indicate the project will proceed through permitted planning-board review rather than being acted on by the Town Board at this stage.
