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The Conservation Commission is facing the heat on solar, as recent decisions handed down by

The long-debated Fearing Hill solar farm may have finally gone dark.

The solar company that was working with a Wareham farmer to put a solar field over his cranberry bog

Madison Czopek Apr 7, 2021 Conservation Commission members reviewed Danny Warren’s plans for the marina. From top to bottom: Commission Member Elissa Heard, Danny Warren, Commission Chair Sandy Slavin, Conservation Administrator David Pichette and GAF Engineering’s Bill Madden. Water-side work on the marina proposed for the old Greer Lumber site at 59 Main St., right next to Besse Park, is one step closer to moving forward, following the Conservation Commission’s unanimous approval during an April 7 meeting. Businessman and Wareham native Danny Warren’s plan for a commercial...

Photo by: Bill Whelan The Conservation Commission approved the controversial Borrego Solar Farm proposed for A.D. Makepeace property during their April 7 meeting, after very little discussion. Some of the board members did not appear particularly happy with the outcome — but they also said they did not see an alternative to approving the project. “What we love or what we want is different than what must be [...] approved,” said commission member Elissa Heard. The project, set to be located at 140 Tihonet Road, is one of three large arrays planned for land owned by A.D. Makepeace. The t...