Everyone, today is December 4th, 2025. The time is 6 p.m. and this is the Arishna Planning Board. This meeting is being recorded [clears throat] for future viewing on the town's YouTube page
uh the local cable channel and we are live tonight uh via Zoom uh we are can I get a motion to open the board meeting? >> Motion to open the meeting. >> Second. All >> in favor? I
>> we have a quorum tonight. Can we all introduce ourselves please? >> Victoria Alvaro town planner. Peter Gappa, member, >> Steve Bush, member. >> Mark France, chairman. >> Brian Damps, member. Rick Ellis, vice chairman. >> Okay, gentlemen. Uh, Victoria sent us
all a copy of the minutes from the November 20 meeting. Uh, everybody was in attendance. Did everybody have a chance to read these over? Any questions, comments, concerns?
>> [clears throat] >> I make a motion to accept the minutes, the November 20th uh minutes as written. Move a motion. I got a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you.
All right. Continued site plan review and special permit of 1094 Main Street Cleans Way 7 lot 15 applicant Cleansway Solar LLC and Rew Wild Renewables. Owner Brookside Realy Trust
representative deals and Thomas Inc. The scope of the work is a proposed 5 megawatt 5 megawatt solar AC AC solar array. Gentlemen, >> thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh Zachary Farcus for the applicant for Wild Renewables
with me. Greg Samson, attorney. Um as you guys know, we opened the hearing on October 2nd where I gave a very detailed project overview, talked about the development path, the entitlement path, etc. Um, I was back in front of this board on the 20th of November where we
reviewed a number of homework assignments that were kind of given to to the applicant from that opening meeting. Um, and then we talked through a number of issues and ultimately got a few more open items that I think we were all looking to chase down for this meeting. The first was the simplest one,
updating the plans to remove the panels inside the 150 ft setback. So, those panels, we talked about that in great detail. Those panels have now been removed on the latest plants that that Victoria has. Um, the second was I was asked to take a field trip out to the
Wing Lane site to check on the plantings that were um that were installed at that site. The board had commented that those plantings have have really grown well and wanted to make sure we have the same species. Those are Green Giant, arborite. Those are exactly what we have speced on our plan set as well. Um, I'll
note that those those plantings have been in the ground for almost 12 years now. Um, they look great, but um, just wanted to kind of make that note. I about a 5ft BM and the arbor body are about 10 ft tall right now, but very wide, very thick. They're in a double
row, a staggered double row. So, same exact species planted on our site. Um, next was to get on site and do a review of the tree species that were out there, excuse me, the 12-in caliber trees that were out there. Um, so the
the rough counts is approximately 75 trees in that back lot. Obviously, no trees are coming down in the western or the central arrays, but that back lot houses about 75 trees. Um, the bylaw is a little bit tricky to read. um it it
kind of delineates trees removed for the project and trees removed for emergency access and um other emergency uses. So if you kind of look at, you know, where the trees are located, it's it's a little over 50% are attributed to access
ways. Um, and so we're happy to to talk with the board on how to um, you know, commit to planting trees elsewhere on the [clears throat] property or on third party properties or on town own property, whatever is the the pleasure of the board. We're we're happy to agree to. Um and then finally, I believe the
the chair was going to reach out with the conservation commission and confirm um storm water assumptions that GAF engineering has already signed off on, but I think you had made a comment that you wanted to check in with chair Souza over with consump
please. >> That was the finish. Those are the those are the four items that that we were looking to chase down and uh happy to take any comment or question from the board or the public. Uh we'll start with the last one. I guess I did talk to conservation
uh Victoria uh also uh with the chair. So I got an ask I guess if it's possible uh and and conservation and and planning
are uh in agreement on this. if it's possible to move the spillways at all. Uh even if you were to move the spillways from the
it's basically these two here. Is there any way to move the spillways either back away from the property line or off to another side instead of here where it's avoiding the property line? If we could put it here so that if the water does spill over, it continues down slope
towards this uh um retention pond down here. >> Um >> yeah, >> the point is to just get the spillways so they're not spilling on to adjacent properties. um
if there's a way to push him back, if there's a way to move them some other location on the pond, um is what we and conservation are basically looking for if that's a possibility.
>> Yeah, I think how uh how can we properly kind of document that? What would be the the procedure by which we would kind of communicate to the board after this meeting about [snorts] adjusting those spillways? >> Well, you still have to go through conservation. >> You still have a finished or storm water
if I'm not mistaken. Correct. >> That's right. >> Well, then that would be one place where that could be um ratified for them. uh and then they'd close uh and we'd make a you know if we end if we did end up deciding to close the meeting tonight
and voting we'd make that a stipulation. >> Okay. Um I think you know delves in the details with how it's worded. I'm not you know an engineer when it comes to storm water controls but I think we're you know understanding that if that's a really important item. Um I'd first say that those spillways are not being
counted on in every rain event to transfer storm water off. that's in an extreme situation where it's going to happen and obviously everything we have in front of you guys is um you know in agreement with kind of mass storm water standards as well as the town. But
hearing hearing the request we're we're happy to to put forth our efforts and I think that now that we've got some additional space to play with um perhaps we can get there. >> Yeah, I I totally agree. I I I'm 100% well I'm confident that the engineers
who designed these ponds and those spillways are designed to handle a 100redyear storm. Um I'm fairly confident that those spillways shouldn't even come into play and and the uh retention pond should be able to hold. Um, with that being said, there's always
that one that will spill over and it's we the last thing we need are for neighbors or uh of others to come in and and and complain. So to help alleviate that possibility in the future, anything you can do to move that off of
the property line, whether it's pushing it back a little bit so it stays on your property, whether it's relocating it to a different section of whatever I'm not, again, I'm not the engineer. >> I hear, >> but whatever can be done would be appreciated. This is something that
we've had a lot of discussion on as a board. Um, as you know, our uh bylaw that bylaw is relatively new and I think this is what the the second uh uh plan that we have under the new bylaw. So,
there are certain things that are going to be tweaked on the bylaw and this is one of them. >> Uh, >> again, conservation can keep an eye on it because you still got to go in front of them. >> That's right. if you just, you know, let me know and we'll put it in as a
stipulation that you'll do what you can to move them. [clears throat] >> Yeah, we're in front of conservation on the 10th, so that should give us a little bit of time to make that make that final change. >> That'd be great. >> Okay. >> Thank you.
Um on to the next uh request which was the any trees over 12 in. You said approximately 75 you said. >> Yeah. The uh the area that's been disturbed on site is mainly the center of the site which has been cleared
periodically over you know the 30 or so years that they've been out there. So we've all kind of identified there's a young growth out there. Even looking through some of the wind rows, there's not a lot of big kind of specimen trees out there. As you walk along the property line, that's where we started to see a number of them. That's where we
get in the the trickiness with the bylaw because that entire loop around the edge is our ring road for emergency access. So whether or not the bylaw allows us to clear trees for um roads but wants us to contribute
trees that are cleared for the project, it's not exactly clear to me what the intent of the bylaw is. So I think we're coming to you saying we're open to whatever you guys want us to do. >> Um if there is room on this project
to plant some of the trees, that would be ideal. Um, if the owner of this property owns other property elsewhere and trees could be planted on that property,
that would also be acceptable. >> Okay. I don't know if this the owner of this owns other properties. Hoping he does. >> There's a lot of space on that property obviously. So, >> yeah, if there's if there's space on this property and you can again, I'm
going to say it again. Uh the bylaw is very young and there are tweaks that got to be made. This is another one. Uh but it's just something that you know if possible [clears throat] some of this can be replanted somewhere
else. It would keep people happy. >> We're happy too. I think we um in a number of different towns they handle this type of thing in different ways. Rochester comes to mind that has a tree fund where the town can then apply it to public ways, streets, etc. So, I'm happy
to kind of talk with um with Victoria after if we're going to do a quick rev through the plans for those spillways, we can kind of search around for appropriate spots to add more trees and we'll get to account and if there's some leftover, we can talk about other ways to take care of that. That that's
perfect because that is something that we've uh discussed and we're thinking of of imitating the Rochester bylaw as well. So that's something that has been in discussion. >> Favorite part of that bylaw. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Uh so yeah, I as far as I'm concerned uh
if you can replant as many as you can and then what you can't uh we'll get together and see what else we can do regarding that. >> Sounds good. Uh what was that one?
>> Uh I was just confirming the species was already planted there and um we just had to update the plants to remove the panels. >> I have one other question that just came to mind here. Is the decommissioning bond,
how is that created? Is this the decommissioning today or is this the decommissioning after the 20-year escalator? So there's a third party that came in and did it for us, a company called MBL that was reviewed by GAF who kind of signed off on the appropriate
number. That number is then escalated out for a period of 20 years based on a 2 or 3% annual compounding um escalator and then that number the 20-year number is the number that's bonded. >> So that's the number that I see here,
the 348 is the final number. I don't know if the top yet it's the higher number. We what we do is we provide two numbers. We basically get a contractor to say this is what it would cost to take it out today >> and then we just escalate that number out for 20 25 years.
>> You don't have that with you. >> Those numbers >> I could pull them up. Uh if you want to see >> I would. Yeah. Maybe. Was that October?
It was earlier than that. August. >> Yeah. I think 10:22. Victoria, if you're looking as well. Welcome. Thank you. Maybe not 1022. >> Yeah, I just searched the document. I don't see it in [clears throat] that
one. I think it was I think it was earlier. [clears throat] >> Sorry, my stuff's just downloading really slow. >> It's all right. >> It's all right. engage right.
Yeah, I don't think I have it here. I don't have access to all my files. [clears throat] >> While you're looking that up, uh, is there anybody in the audience that has any questions? >> Nobody. Okay.
>> Um, [clears throat] I have a question. >> Please stand up. Introduce yourself, please. >> My name is Edith Cons. I'm the owner of 42 Clums Way trailer. Um, and we had
gotten notified a long time ago regarding the um, solar pot being installed, but my husband has some questions and he
is kind of handicapped and so is there a person in contact number that I could bring home to him that he could maybe call somebody on the phone and speak to them regard? adding now. >> Yes, ma'am. I'll be happy to give you my information.
Anybody else out in Zoom land that might have uh any questions? [clears throat] >> I do have one question. Introduce yourself, please. Robinson Road. You're talking about the decommissioning that's going to happen probably in 20 years.
And my understanding >> was that when a solar farm gets decommissioned, it's supposed to be returned to the condition it was before the project started where where he's cutting down 75 trees and
replanting 75 trees. Does that mitigate that he doesn't have to return those 75 trees to that area that's being cut down? Now >> the decommissioning, excuse [clears throat] me, the decommissioning bond that we're we require, which is
what we require is once the let's just say it's 20 years, there's a few things that can happen. One, they can re-up and replace and continue. Uh but if for some reason, let's just say
they abandon the solar company no longer wants anything to do with it. The owner like they don't own the property, they lease the property. So the decommissioning bond is for them to get that money back or if they just disappear, we use the money is to remove
the solar panels, remove the framework, remove everything to where it's bare ground. Now, if there was trees there, like we're we're requiring these trees. Most of this project has very little to no trees. Uh the trees that they are uh
getting cutting down the bigger ones. We're asking them to replant now. They're doing that now. 20 years from now when they go to clear this out and throw it away and it'll be that's all. They just take it off. They don't replant. They don't >> do anything field.
>> It'll just be a field. >> Okay. >> Yeah. But question trees from what he's putting in now. >> Yeah. No, the trees that they're going to replant is hopefully they can replant as many as possible, >> whether this property or another property or some other place in town. Uh
we're trying to get that as cuz that is a big deal with a lot of people is, you know, cutting down the trees, the animals and everything, which I totally understand. Um, but when the decommissioning is done, the solar is done, the the they leave, we got to make
sure that it gets taken care of and removed. So, what they do is they put in a a bond. Um, and we do an escalator. So, it's a 20-year bond, and let's just say hypothetically it's $200,000 today, and then they compound that by I think
it's 2.5% a year for 20 years, and it comes out to like three $400,000. They give us a bond for that. We hold on to that money until the end of the 20 years. They clear it out. We give them back the bond. >> Everything's done. They disappear. We
use the bond to clear it out. >> Okay. It's just a question I had. The trees. >> Yeah. That gets done that gets done now. Then 20 years it'll just be the field once it's left. which is kind of a better thing cuz 20 years from now those trees are going to be 20 years old
instead of just saplings. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Thank you. >> I have a question too. >> Sure. >> Um I'm Kathy Ross. >> Um you were talking about the emergency access for the vehicles. Is that like a >> It's a loop. >> Is that going to be in the um
uh >> It's inside the fence area. >> It is. >> It's all inside the fence area. So basically it's mostly for fire if anything happens and the and the fire department has to get to any part of the solar field. It's basically designed for
the and the fire chief gives his thumb of of approval. >> It's basically for the fire department to be able to drive around the entire site. You won't be able to see it. It'll be it'll be within the fence line. They have a stockade fence which you can't see through anyways. So that is within
it's between the solar panel and the fence line. >> So they're not going to be that in that buffer zone. That buffer zone won't be used for the emergency. >> It might be in it might be in the buffer zone a little bit. It might be out of it, but yeah, it might be the buffer
zone. The the setbacks is 150 ft, which is the what they're complying to is there's nothing in there as far as solar panels or battery uh in in that 150 ft. So there's 150 ft all the way around. But that access road can be in that 150
ft. >> Okay. So they So that's what he was saying that they can probably put that. But so then we'll have to put the fence. >> The fence is basically right on the property line is >> so it be in the buffers on the fence if they're putting that.
>> No, the fence will be So if you got a property line, the fence will be just about on the property line. Then you got about 150 ft until your first set of panels. That access road will be within that 150 ft. >> All right. >> Find it.
>> Almost. Just double checking to make sure I have the right one. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, there's two amounts to the lower, the 232 and the 348. That's the owner. Let's play this out. >> So you got 232
the commission cost today and then bond amount is 150% of cost. What is is >> just 15%? >> So is that number on a 20 year 2.5 escalator and that's what it comes out
to? It's more I think it gets to about like 33 or so% 133% but we just round it up to basically make so we don't have to have this conversation. >> Okay. We bond the higher amount.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> It's in it's in that same range of other uh solar fields that we >> Yeah. It was reviewed. It's the exact exact same group that did the decommissioning estimate for the previous project and GAF reviewed them both and signed off on them both. And
ultimately, we always kind of miss high because our costs are our bonding costs per year, which is basically a half a percent of the number. So, it's not >> it's not something where I win if I get this number really low. Correct. >> I'm only saving hundreds of dollars a
year. So, it's it's not a material item. And the de the decommissioning bond is only there if I default. I don't plan on defaulting. I'm going to remove it because it cost me $15 to remove it. That's what I'm going to pay. But the bond's there just as a a safety blanket if I don't show up.
>> Absolutely. Okay. We've heard from everybody else. Uh does the board have any questions. on that the back area that's presently wooded. What what is the what's going to happen back there for
clearing and grading? Uh and and the reason I asked that question is that back area right now there is some existing soil and there's some
vegetation and the runoff from the site tends to get spread out and slowed down quite a bit. Um, but where we've had trouble with the other
the other uh solar array in back of uh they stripped all the surface soil off, they stripped all the vegetation off and then springtime hit and it was not pleasant for the people downstream.
Um, so sharing with the board. Um, this is a pre and post construction conditions for the from the storm water report that was reviewed.
>> And so, basically, we've kind of added some arrows or Jeff has added some arrows to help show the direction in which water flows preconstruction and post construction. And you'll see these watershed areas remaining very much the same size and moving in the same
direction. So I think this is probably the best way to say that while there is some tree clearing, stumping, grubbing, and you know, clean up of the site after those trees come out, we're generally keeping the flow of water the same as it has. >> Now, what about the the soil cover after
you're done with the clearing and grubbing? What's going to happen with all that that surface soil that's out there? Now, >> it's all staying there. There's there's no export at this site. All those organics are are important for us to achieve our stabilization for when we plant the site.
>> Okay. >> When do you hope to start? Uh the utility work for this project um runs back to the wing lane substation in a Kushnet which is actually one of the first substations that's going to be complete as part of Eversourc's regional
upgrades that are going on in the Mar and Fair Haven area as well as um in the Plimp Plymouth County area. So our goal is to start in April. We don't want to build in the winter. There's not a lot of tree clearing or site prep that we need. So, the thought is that we can close this out, get our engineers
working on the construction set, move through the building process, building permit process in the spring, and then in April or May, break ground and go. We'd like to have this project constructed about four to five months from when we start. Um, and looking to turn it on, start producing power at the
end of next year. >> April's a good time to start. >> Any other questions, gentlemen? Would you willing would you be willing to uh agree to a condition that the clearing and grubbing uh doesn't
start until after April 1st. >> Um springtime's tough, especially with a bunch of with a site that's ripped open. That's all. >> Was that great? >> Without the >> I'm not I'm not myself I'm not too concerned with the front two areas. the
front two areas, they they drain towards big wetlands, and I don't really see that that's going to be uh so much of an impact drainage wise. The back one uh I more concerned about that that the
clearing be held off until uh >> yeah, I'd say >> until it can be cleared and and stabilized quickly. you know, the last one, it got ripped up in November and they couldn't do anything to stabilize
the site until after the wet spring. Uh, and and it would be preferable from what I can see to not do that clearing until after April 1st. and you can go in there, you can clear it, you
can groom it, you can get you can do what you can to stabilize the soil and uh we'll see what happens from there. Conceptually, I'm I'm fine with it. I think when I think kind of from a practical standpoint or from a you know underwriting standpoint, we live
[snorts] in a we live in a strange world right now where the rules are always changing at the federal level, even at the state level. Mhm. >> Um, so I think while we don't have any intent to start construction prior to April 1st, I think there's a scenario where the wind starts blowing a different way and the federal government
says, "Hey, if projects don't start construction in 2025, you lose your opportunity to participate in this or that." So, I' I'd hate to hamstring the project in such a way as a a formal condition, but I'd like to ask the board to kind of recognize that we don't have
any intent to construct. Even if we got approved tonight and by conservation commission on the 10th, it's going to take us 2 to 3 months to even submit a building permit. So, I don't think we could get there if we wanted to. But if threatened with losing this project, we can do anything. So, [clears throat] I
hope we can leave it there. I mean, obviously, if there's if they do clear it early and there's problems with runoff on the neighboring properties, then >> I I see where you're coming from, Rick, and I totally agree that I do not want to see another one of these incidences
happen. Um, the only thing I can say is that the differences between the two projects are that that the Main Street project had, like you said, it was stripped down to bear uh in November.
[clears throat] This is something they can't do even if they try. Like you like you said, he couldn't get a building permit until at least January. So even if he was under the gun and I don't think they're stripping it like they did. They should never have did what they did.
>> I they should never have done what they done. Now I agree with what you're saying and I understand why you're saying it. Um as far as I'm concerned and again I'm just a single person on the board. As far as I'm concerned, as long as they don't touch it and they try and they
give us, you know, that they don't want to touch it to label for us. But if you know something happens and they got to go in there and February or March for whatever reason, I don't I don't know if that's a reason we should hold them up. I >> No, I don't I don't want to I don't want
to hold them up. I just I just want to make sure that that they're aware that >> we all live here. >> Yeah. and and if there is a problem uh drainage wise, particularly in the spring, uh
we're going to be looking to see that it gets corrected quickly and efficiently. >> Yeah. I just that you guys are a commenting party. When the building when the building department goes to, you know, put together the building permit, they're going to reach out to you guys. And if I reach out, if I'm asking for
that building permit on January 15th, like you guys have everything in your power to walk over there and say, "Make sure this happens right if this is happening." But if that building permit application doesn't come till mid-March as we expect, obviously you're all set. So I I'd hope we can leave some
discretion, leave some ability for us to make these plans built as they're supposed to be built as opposed to conditioning the project in that way. And I think you guys all know how how much I want to get out of here and get this thing closed. So, if I felt comfortable, I'd say yes.
>> And like the other project, if we get one hint from a neighbor that water's flowing onto their property, then they're going to be obligated to get tankers out there to suck up the water and empty the >> and then it cost them a lot more money.
>> I understand. I just I really don't even want to get there. >> I don't either. But either way, >> yeah, no, I don't think anybody. job. Um, any other questions? >> Good. >> All right. So, uh,
first, can, uh, can I get a motion to close the public hearing? >> Motion. Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Yes. This hearing has been closed. Um, so what we've just to kind of go over
what we've discussed tonight. Um, you're going to do what you can with your engineers to move those two spillways that are abuing the uh neighbors properties. Try to push it back. Move them somewhere on a different
location of the retention funds. Do what you will. and I'm going to end up talking to the U conservation chair and he'll be the one monitoring your results. >> Um, we talked about the
>> I just just to interject one it just on appearance in terms of the elevation of the three [clears throat] the back two ponds. If the emergency spillway went from
infiltr infiltration basin six to five five I got to put my glasses on. Sorry. >> It looks like the emergency spillways might be able to be moved around so that if there were a big problem there later
on, the flow could go around to the the big wetland area. That's I mean it's an emergency spillway anyway and uh that that would hopefully uh take care of that situation. If the
ponds fill up, then we'll eventually get over to that wetlands area instead of to the the people's property that's around the back side of that. That's all. Uh just that's just a comment and and that just goes with what you said Mark is
let's look at a way to get those emergency spillways so that if the basins do fill up and there is a problem it can root get rooted around to uh eventually to the wetland areas. >> And the chart that they just gave us
basically uh reiterates everything that you just said. All the arrows move in that direction and flow in that direction. So again, I'm not an engineer. >> No. And and >> I think their their big money engineers can figure something out to kind of help that situation out.
>> Um Oh, one other question. Uh sorry, is the what's it going to cost to screen that front part? Because then we have screening charities as well. So more or less, if you have a
quote, what's it going to cost to put the screening those trees in that front area? >> Trees in the fence. Victoria and I exchanged a few emails. Yeah. >> On the drive down. Um, but I talked to the I talked to the contractor, you know, in the in the range of 75 to 80 grand would be kind of the the
screening, the fencing, all that stuff. And so we had talked about about half of that in the 40 40k range. Perfect. Um, and then you will do what you can to
try to relocate the majority of those trees, if not all those trees within the property. And if the owner has any other property that you might be able to, and if you can't, then you will sit down with Victoria and see what else we can do regarding some monetary to finish
that off with the other trees. It's fine. >> Okay. All right. Uh I'll accept a motion to approve the special permit site plan application. The plan set dated for November 25 20
November 25th, 2025 with the standard list of conditions and the following special conditions to require a decommissioning bond in the amount of $348,43 to require a vegetative screen cash
shity in the amount of 40,000. Just to give you a heads up, what we like to do is if we take a drive around and we see that the trees are dying and there's, you know, Victoria will give you a call and say, "Hey, trees are dying, do us a favor, go out there,
replace them. I'd rather not touch the 40. If there's one or two trees that don't make it, replace the trees." We got one that we got to do on on on uh uh what you call it. >> Robinson Road. Thank you very much. Uh, so that's kind of the way we do it
instead of just we're not going to touch this unless we unless we come to you and you don't replace the trees. >> And just to be clear, that covers the cost of those kind of screening plantings and not the tree replacement plantings, >> right? >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Yeah,
>> that's fine. Uh next would be to uh investigate relocating the northerly northeast and eastern eastern emergency spillways from the property line if possible. Again, I'm going to defer that to conservation
uh to replace as many of the 75 uh over 12 inch diameter trees either on site or at another site within the Kushnet with the plant with a planting plan to provide to be provided to the board. Those are the four uh special conditions
that will be applied to the uh standard conditions. With that said, can I get a motion? I will I will make the motion to uh approve the plan um in front of us over here with these special conditions
included as you just read. I'll second it. >> Got a motion. We got a second. All in favor? >> I I thank you. Thank you gentlemen. I appreciate your patience. I appreciate uh the the cooperation. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> I'll follow up once. >> All right. Moving right along. Uh, we have a an approval not required.
44 44 A 44B Cushion Lane map 7 lot 26G 26H 26J applicant and owner Raymond White and White Farm Inc. representative is Kirk.
>> Thank you. You're welcome [laughter] from Bill and Bills and Thomas Inc. Uh, please introduce yourself. >> Kirk Alvashant from Fields of Thomas representing the applicant um, as stated and pushing solar LLC. Um, I don't know
if you have copies of the plans in front of you. >> The folded one. Yeah. do some. So we are submitting this plan for approval not required endorsement. Um looking to satisfy the three conditions
typically required for said process. Um getting through the list. We have uh in regards to to the way u pushing lane we uh um was basically created in our law was created by a definitive subdivision and
signed off by the town of Makushnet in 2011 and recorded. And what we're looking to do at this time is take that acknowledge the frontage as well that we've met frontage um based on the new lot and
>> [clears throat] >> identify the vital access has been met. Um currently Cushing Lane is under construction. The Bitcock 16 foot wide Bitcock plus the culde-sac has been installed. Um it's
currently being used and to access a lot. It's under construction. And basically we are not looking to create any new lots. [clears throat] Excuse me. The we're looking to consolidate the
three lots that were pre previously created into a single lot. >> And you said that cul the culde-sac has been built. >> Yes. >> Now that access point on Cushing Lane
has been well was under litigation. Has that been resolved? >> There's actually a note on the plan [clears throat] that there's a access easement agreement in place for the all the parties involved to allow for access and utility. So I believe that that
>> is how they came to an agreement. >> Okay. >> Gentlemen, any questions? >> I have none. They're basically >> erasing erasing these two lines.
>> Yep. >> Just combining them. >> Yep. >> A lot consolidation. >> [clears throat] >> That access point is also going to be the access [clears throat] to the 1052 project as well. Correct.
>> Yes. There's an access an existing access and utilities easement on the parcel that we're looking to consolidate. And I believe they're also a party to that agreement. [snorts] What's the status on that that culde-sac
again? Is that that's already been approved at in 2011? You said is that correct? >> Well, the uh the subdivision of the lot the definitive created the cultist act in 2011. So it was accepted.
>> So we're not we're not voting on that at all. >> All were no just the consolidating the law. >> Okay. >> And we to just to remind you we actually uh voted on the roadway the improvements
to the roadway and the culdeac. Yeah, >> three four years ago. >> Yeah, I three years ago >> vaguely remember that. But >> that's when it went into litigation and whatnot, but we that's already been in front of us. >> I mean, in terms of a formate plan to
consolidate the lots. I mean, there there's no roadway construction involved. So, there's no subdivision involved. >> Uh I would I would make a motion that we approve the plan as submitted. >> I have a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. We have a second. All in favor?
All right. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Yes. >> Yes. Thank you with your help. >> Oh, absolutely. >> The past week. >> No worries at all. >> Very very good to get a little wire with the holidays.
>> Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. We're only having one meeting this month. Um, if you could just get this recorded plan, I'd be happy to download it and send you that. [snorts] >> That's going to go back to P.
Chicken scratches. [clears throat] Okay. The register looks Thank you so much. >> Have a great night. >> Thank you. >> Do you guys want me to move?
>> It's okay. Moving right along uh under this uh letter B here, minor modifications of approved site plan. Uh Eastwood Kushnet New/ New Beth Line map
17 lot 22B3 applicant and owner Whites Farm Inc. representative is Matthew Connor of West Virginia and Samson. Scope of the work proposed modification of a 4.9 megawatt
solar for voltage development park drive solar. Gentlemen, please introduce yourself. >> Yep. Good evening. My name is Zachary Shroy, senior director development carpet capital and I have with me um Matt Conson Engineers and I believe
Sarah uh Sain who's an associate developer also with SARPA is participating remotely. Unfortunately, she's bit under the weather today but um for you we were previously approved in 2023 on this project. Since then, we've gone back. We had a um change in the
plan set where we were crossing a wetland and we've replaced the gravel access road crossing that wetland with bridge. We've gone back for the conservation commission. We've been going through the review process. We've handled numerous amounts of documents with them. We're now basically in the
the final uh stages of getting everything over the goal line with them, including a sidewalk and uh the bridge company coming up this Saturday to go over the whole process with them. Um, and we're on the agenda for next Wednesday. So, we're here before you talk about the minor modification, go
over the the change between the access uh the road that was crossing the wetland and the bridge and any questions you may have. We're requesting a minor modification. >> Go right ahead. >> Y, would you like to show the plans? Start with C 103.
>> 103. >> 103. >> Zachary Sher. So, as you can see, this is the main entry now. >> Mhm. >> Here's the solar field. This is the access way between this solar field and the northern solar fields.
>> Mhm. Awful. >> So, this is the same layout, same location and everything. The only thing we're doing is switching from filling that wetland to putting a bridge over it. Hm. [clears throat] >> Yep. Exactly. So the bridge uh we go to C 104.
>> Yeah. The bridge is about 340 ft span. So C 104 step. But basically this is the road coming down through an abupment to go over bridge. We have an abupment and this comes up and sweeps up to the northern
area. So is there any replication with putting in a bridge? >> So we are reducing our overall disturbance of the bridge feed uh piece. There's um we have replication from Lambert Street. >> Y
>> which is almost 2 to1. >> Yeah. >> So what we're what our intent was is to have that replication cover any of the minor replication needed for this area. >> Got you. >> Yep. And ultimately our intent was to minimize the disturbance. Originally, we're going to have a lot more disturbance with gravel road going
through the wetland. >> That would have put you over the 5,000 square ft. >> Correct. With the bridge, we're mitigating that. That is the intent. >> So, with the bridge and what you're replicate, what what you're disturbing at Lambert is under the 5,000
>> is under the 5,000. Yeah. >> Okay. And just so we're clear, nothing else on this plan outside of this bridge has been changed. The size of the fields, this >> this has been reduced.
>> Yeah. >> Been reduced. >> Reduced. It's the So if you go into sheet from sheet 103. >> So originally this wetland flagging came in through here >> right down in this area >> and this whole field extended this way. Alls we did is we snugged everything up
that way so we could stay out of the water. >> Gotcha. >> And conservation approved as a minor change. >> We're almost through there. >> Okay. >> Yep. Which is why we wanted to come before you guys today with the holidays and everything else. Get a head start.
>> Yep. >> And there's only two or is there three? So >> there's there's three fields. So if you go go to here so you got par. So this is Lambert. This is where we're coming in. >> Yep. >> This is the initial field. Most of this is wet. So we're not touching that.
>> This is the bridge coming across. >> Yep. >> This is the smaller field. This field. >> And this field doesn't change at all. It's exactly the way it was. >> Got you. >> So the initial megawatts on the field was what? You got to refresh this
because we don't we're looking at something new. We don't have >> so the staying at 4.95 or 5 megawatt AC. >> I'm sorry I don't remember off the top of my head how many panels we reduced it by. I thought it was a miss letter. I want
to say it was like 13 tables off the top of my head. >> That was reduced. >> But any table >> roughly 12 modules. Yeah. >> So the change in module is slight but
amplitude on it too. It's module classes can vary a little bit. So >> So even though you're reducing panels, you can still with the different panels you can still generate the same. >> Correct. Correct. It's just the physical impact it was in the field was changing, >> right?
>> Yep. >> Well, at least she went smaller, not bigger. Bigger than it would have been if she smaller, not so much. Gentlemen, open the questions.
I mean, it's a it's a smaller field. The access issue was we're all well aware of the access issue there >> and this is how it's finally uh landed. >> I don't I don't have a problem with you.
>> I'm assuming that fire department already approved the bridge emergency access or >> we went 20 ft wide per the request. Okay. >> Yep. >> Cuz that's your only that's the only way to >> that's your only way to get in there, right? Correct. Yep. >> Where's the battery storage? Oh, here.
>> Yep. Yep. >> In the middle. >> So, this is the easier. So, this allows us to have a connection point. >> Oh, that's cool. That's going to be here. Any other questions?
>> None for me. >> I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to approve by the these plans as a minor modification. >> I got a motion. Second. I second that. All >> in favor? I I thank you.
>> Thank you. Thank you. In my opinion, this is mostly conservation. Anyways, I appreciate you coming out to get, you know, running it past us. >> Just cross the te the eyes and keep everybody a breast. >> Yep. I appreciate that. >> I'll break something off so you have it for your record about the vote.
>> Perfect. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Have a good one, guys. Beautiful night. >> Thank you. Okay, moving right along. We got our continued discussion on amending the business village district. This is just something that's going to be on just
about every meeting. Uh Victoria and I spoke this morning. Um she really doesn't have anything new at the moment. We're hoping we had some discussions to do a little bit of research um and get us some other town examples um for the
next meeting which is >> January 8th. January >> 8th. Uh so we're hoping to have uh a little bit more uh information on this. And like I I said this in the beginning, this is going to be something that we're going to have constant discussion on at
just about every meeting until we kind of, you know, figure out exactly what we all want. So unless somebody has something they'd like to bring up and discuss today, uh we can. If not, we'll uh defer to the next meeting when um
Victoria will have a little bit of info for us. I would just make a suggestion that, you know, to advance the the whole thing a little bit that we start to put together a a list of allowed uses in that zone, period. You know, the forget
about the name, you know, the the dimensional requirements and all that, but the the allowed uses, >> I think that's probably going to be as critical as anything. >> Very good. I agree. Mhm. >> Um and we can all come to the table with
our own uh ideas and opinions and we can put them all together. U your likes and dislikes. So that's what we'll do as far as that is concerned. Anything else? >> No. All set. >> Okay. Our next meeting is Thursday,
January 8th. Uh, I'd like to wish everybody out there a happy, healthy, and safe holiday, and we will see you in the new year. I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor?
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