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On June 1, 2020 Maine based Dirigo Solar submitted a building permit application to the Town of Rangeley for a $5.2 million dollar 12 acre solar facility. Dirigo Solar proposed leasing a 12 acre portion of Mark and Marie Beauregard’s 230 acre farm. This farm land had previously been permitted by the Town of Rangeley for a sporting clay range and by the State of Maine as a Commercial Shooting Area. The farm also produced hogs, hay, forest products, strawberries and Christmas trees.
The Rangeley Code Enforcement Officer asked the Town’s attorney for guidance in this matter. On June 4, 2020 Town Attorney Kristin Collins responded “As Rangeley’s Ordinance currently reads, it does appear that the best fit under the table of uses is essential services as the project is an electrical facility.”