Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 20:11
KNOX RIC Energy, which has proposed a 4.4 megawatt solar facility on Thompsons Lake Road, in Knox, has sent a letter to the Knox Planning Board that rejects the concerns of the Albany County Planning Board, which issued its disapproval of the project last month.
At its March 11 meeting, the Knox Planning Board will discuss whether to move forward with the project despite county disapproval. A supermajority vote five of the board’s seven members is required.
The county planning board cited eight reasons for its decision, including the project’s supposed visibility from Thacher Park, as well as residents’ objections, various local and intermunicpality impacts, unfulfilled bureaucratic requirements, and the project’s proximity to Thacher Park and parcels within an agricultural district.