GUEST COLUMN: Speak out Wednesday on impact of massive Glen solar project
On Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m., the state Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) will be holding a public hearing in the high school cafeteria at the Fonda-Fultonville Central School, 112 Old Johnstown Road, Fonda.
The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public comments regarding the draft permit for the “Mill Point I” solar-electric generating facility proposed for 2,666 acres in the town of Glen.
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