TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 34, No 7 3 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Shakespeare’s
Will
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Crawford considers a moratorium on solar energy systems
They say there is nothing new under
the sun. Except perhaps, solar energy
systems.
The town of Crawford is now considering a moratorium on the systems—known
commonly as ground-mounted solar panels—until they can put local regulations
in place to govern the new energy trend.
Last week the Crawford Planning Board
discussed the moratorium, noting that it
includes hardship exemptions and does
not apply to roof-mounted solar panels.
All ground-mounted panels—not just
solar farms, but individual structures as
well—would be prohibited.
Specifically, the proposed local law
that would enact the moratorium would
“temporarily prohibit” the “construction,
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Save those solar panels
By RACHEL COLEMAN
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installation, approval and processing of
applications for solar energy systems” for
six months.
The town board requested a recommendation from the planning board, in
advance of the public hearing for the local
law scheduled for this Thursday, Feb. 18
at 7:30 p.m.
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Frigid weather makes a brief appearance
Bond Brungard
Nick Walker, a Wallkill volunteer fireman, experienced curling for the first time Saturday, during the second annual Wallkill Lions Club curling
tournament at Popp’s Pavillion. Story on page 37.
Neelytown
water line
Town expects new water
district completed by the
end of the year
By TED REMSNYDER
One of the most crucial responsibilities
any town undertakes is providing safe,
clean water for its residents. The Town
of Montgomery is living up to that duty,
as an update was provided at the Town
Board meeting on Thursday on the plan
to establish the Neelytown West Water
District. Mike Aiello, consulting engineer
for the town, outlined the early phases of
the town’s goal at the Feb. 11th meeting,
which is to have the water line completed
sometime this year.
The funding for the project was already
secured last February, when the board
approved a resolution to issue $3.3 million
worth of bonds to pay for the construction
of water distribution mains, fire hydrants
and the procurement of all necessary
equipment for the job. Aiello has been
tasked with drawing up a specific plan for
how to install the new line.
“We’re having Mike start the process,”
Town Supervisor Michael Hayes said.
“He’s going to come back for our March
3rd meeting with a cost proposal and we’ll
have to approve the dollar amount for
him to go do it. So this was a preliminary
thing. We have to design it, then you have
to get Health Department approval and do
testing. Then you have to put it out for bid
to get it built.”
The state has urged local municipalities to consolidate water districts
wherever possible, and once implementContinued on page 4
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