New Agawam solar farm anticipated to be completed by this fall March 2, 2021 |
AGAWAM – A solar array farm on the north side of the old Tuckahoe Turf Farm is expected to be finished by fall of this year.
According to Town Solicitor Stephen Buoniconti, Agawam has been a part of long negotiations with Consolidated Edison, which is the utility company that will operate the array when it is built.
“We originally negotiated a lease agreement on the property,” said Buoniconti, with regard to the town’s relationship with ConEdison. “There are variables in that lease agreement that we didn’t know at the time that changed from then until now.”
Tuckahoe Turf Farm plans start small with access road, canoe launch
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
A failing dam at Tuckahoe Turf Farm in Agawam means a town park on the Feeding Hills property will start with just the basics.
Engineering for an access road and canoe launch is the first step in what will likely be a multi-year, multi-million-dollar project along Pine Street and South West Street in Feeding Hills.
“I’m pretty excited about it,” said Mayor William Sapelli last week. “Unfortunately, it’s a very expensive proposition.”
Sapelli will present the initial plan to the City Council at its Monday meeting. He is asking for $335,800 to draw up the plans, with $153,800 to come from the town’s Community Preservation Act fund and $182,000 to come from free cash.