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Commission debates how to respond to social-media criticism on battery storage and zoning
Summary
Commissioners discussed KingstonCitizens.org social-media posts criticizing city oversight of battery-energy-storage projects, agreed the appropriate response is formal outreach or inviting the organization to comment at a public meeting rather than engaging in back-and-forth social-media exchanges.
Commissioners reviewed recent social-media criticism from KingstonCitizens.org about battery-energy-storage oversight and debated whether the Climate Smart Commission should respond publicly on Facebook. Some members argued social media is not an appropriate venue for technical or regulatory discussion and recommended inviting critics to submit formal communications or speak at a meeting. Others suggested a neutral outreach approach: inform KingstonCitizens.org about public meeting schedules and invite participation.
"I'm not going to address anything that's been said on Facebook as a city employee nor as a public as a private person," the chair said, urging formal submissions or attendance at public meetings instead. Several commissioners also discussed ongoing zoning working-group work on updated management language and encouraged continued collaboration with NYSERDA and the zoning working group; Jake (name referenced in attendance list) reported the zoning working-group meeting is scheduled for June 12. No motion was made to reply on social media; one commissioner proposed a single outreach note inviting the online group to attend a meeting.
