The Wanderer
Featherbed Solar Can Build Based on Current Rainfall Data
on
January 23, 2021
In its January 19 meeting, the Rochester Conservation Commission addressed a public hearing relating to the construction of a new solar array near Featherbed Lane. Eric Las, of Beals and Thomas Inc., who has been representing the project since its inception in February of last year, spoke with commission members about the project’s progress over the lengthy review process.
According to Las, nearly all of the peer-review comments provided by the commission’s independent reviewer had been addressed since Las spoke on the matter in November. Despite his progress, the conclusion of the review process hinged on a lack of consensus regarding which set of rainfall data should be used to determine the size of the required stormwater basin located on the site.