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Middlesex supervisors will have final say on Deltaville ‘solar farm’

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Tom Chillemi
By Tom Chillemi
Maggie Carlton, of North End Road in Deltaville, delivers petitions, which she said have 442 signatures opposing a 77-acre solar facility in her neighborhood. More than 100 citizens filled the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse for the Middlesex Planning Commission’s public hearing on April 10. The commission recommended denying the special exception application and found it was not in substantial accord with the county’s comprehensive plan. (Photo by Tom Chillemi)

The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse was packed on April 10 with citizens opposing a 20-megawatt utility scale solar energy facility on 77 acres off of North End Road in Deltaville.

For an hour and 45 minutes, 13 people in opposition stepped to the microphone during the Middlesex Planning Commission public hearing to voice their concerns, including:

  • Runoff
  • Decreased property values
  • Inadequate screening from view
  • Possible environmental hazards
  • Future problems
  • Only $28,000 per year in revenue to the county
  • Changing the rural character of the area
Tom Chillemi
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Tom Chillemi is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel.
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