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Falmouth Planning Board Approves Solar Farm At Cape Cod Country Club
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The Falmouth Planning Board has received close to 100 letters from citizens, golfers and community groups commenting on the proposal to convert the Cape Cod Country Club into a solar farm.
Since the hearing on the project was opened two weeks ago, board members have read 72 letters in support and 23 in opposition regarding a proposed 30-megawatt solar farm on the 140-acre parcel. They had previously received 20 letters on the topic.
âItâs not a popularity contest,â chairwoman Patricia H. Kerfoot said regarding the volume of letters. âWe are looking at these letters to know how the town is thinking and stimulate our own questioning when contemplating our recommendation to Town Meeting.â
The Falmouth Planning Board has received close to 100 letters from citizens, golfers and community groups commenting on the proposal to convert the Cape Cod Country Club into a solar farm.
Since the hearing on the project was opened two weeks ago, board members have read 72 letters in support and 23 in opposition regarding a proposed 30-megawatt solar farm on the 140-acre parcel. They had previously received 20 letters on the topic.
âItâs not a popularity contest,â chairwoman Patricia H. Kerfoot said regarding the volume of letters. âWe are looking at these letters to know how the town is thinking and stimulate our own questioning when contemplating our recommendation to Town Meeting.â
To create a large-scale, 30 megawatt solar farm on a golf course in Hatchville, 20 acres of trees would need to be cut and setbacks to abutting properties reduced. Those conditions are cause of much of the opposition to the project. Opponents are saying it is the right idea but in the wrong location.
âWe support renewable energy, especially a large-scale commercial such as this,â Noreen Stockman, Falmouth Zoning Administrator wrote on behalf of the zoning board. âThe town has many appropriate places for ground-mounted solar, like municipal landfills.â
The few advocates pointed to the benefits, including that the developer purchasing the entire property will donate it to the town after the life span of the arrays, which is about 40 years. Then the land would be conserved in perpetuity. The arrays would be decommissioned and a bond would be set up ahead of time to ensure they are taken down.
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