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A study from Casella Waste Systems estimates the proposed landfill would bring an additional 102 vehicle trips per day to the region during higher traffic months in the summer.
Bethlehem officials discuss deliberative session options January 13, 2021BETHLEHEM — Bethlehem officials weighed options for the town's annual deliberative session at last week's Select Board meeting. At the suggestion of Town Moderator Mary Lou Krambeer, no decision was made that night. "The election committee and elected officials have been thinking forward about what we are going to do. At this point, we have three options," noted Board Chair Gabe Boisseau. Unlike Franconia officials, who considered five scenarios the previous week, Bethlehem's Select Board opted for three. The first wou...
Tax abatement approved for Bethlehem solar array December 20, 2020BETHLEHEM — The Bethlehem Select Board approved a $720,000 tax abatement request for a solar array at the Profile School at last week's public meeting. The approval comes one year after the Ammonoosuc Regional Energy Team (ARET) first presented the idea of an array to the Profile School Board. The proposed PPA (Purchase Power Agreement), approved 91-6 by voters at the school's annual meeting in June, allows Profile to lease land to Barrington Power. In turn, the energy company sells electricity back to the school at a discou...