Wareham Planning Board approves farm-friendly solar-array on Wareham-Carver line
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WAREHAM – The Planning Board Monday approved its site plan review of a “dual-use” plan to blend a 7.3-megawatt solar-array field with active cranberry bogs on land straddling the Wareham-Carver border off North Carver Road.
Brett Meredith owns and continues to farm the land. The site that will be impacted is already cleared of trees so deforestation will not be necessary, according to proponents.
Meredith said the arrangement’s added revenue will allow him to continue farming.
The state’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target or SMART Program provides financial incentives for solar-array systems designed to allow a farm to continue working. The overall site is 110 acres, with 77 in Wareham and 33 in Carver.
Carver Town Meeting approves funding to meet state order
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Carver candidates answer questions during forum March 26
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ABINGTON
Town election
On the ballot: Three trustees of the public library; two seats on the board of health, board of selectmen, school committee; one seat on the planning board, housing authority. board of assessors, sewer commissioner, water commissioner.
Candidates: Nomination papers must be submitted by March 8
Voting: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at Emerald Hall, 30 Central St. Possible vote to change location on Monday. Register by March 11; 781-982-2112.
Town meeting
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Two board of selectmen, town clerk, board of assessor, board of health, school committee, planning board, three public library trustees.
at Memorial Field, Canton High School, 900 Washington St
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CARVER – The redesign of the intersection of Route 58 and Montello Street as part of the North Carver Urban Renewal Plan may be completed by the end of this year.
A new check for $100,000 from Route 44 Development LLC for roadway improvements as part of the mixed-use business development has been submitted to the town, according to Planning Director Jim Walsh.
The $100,000 was requested by Walsh as part of Route 44 Development’s commitment to provide matching funds for the $3.2 million MassWorks infrastructure grant the town received in December 2019 for traffic improvements, including a new traffic signal at the critical intersection.