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Wallkill solar farm eyed
Hearing set for former Borden Farm property
State urges
Walden to
reconsider
fluoride
By TED REMSNYDER
The solar panels, 12-15 feet in height, would be tilted upward to absorb the sunlight.
By RACHEL COLEMAN
A large scale solar farm has been
proposed for the former Borden farm
property in Shawangunk.
The project, known as Daybreak
Solar, contains about 260 acres and is
bordered by Strawridge Road, Borden
Road, Camp Wendy Girl Scout Camp and
Magnini Winery.
The Shawangunk Town Board plans
to hold a public hearing on a local law
to regulate such projects at its next
meeting on Feb. 1, which leaves the
proposal waiting in the wings.
Looking to state their case before
the public hearing, representatives for
Geronimo Energy, the company behind
the project, made a presentation to the
town board on Thursday.
Daybreak Solar is projected to
generate about 25 megawatts of energy
and be ready to connect to Central
Hudson’s East Walden substation by the
end of 2020.
The solar panels would be fixed tilt
arrays—meaning they would be installed
on pile-driven posts (no cement) and
tilted upward to absorb the sunlight.
They would be 12-15 feet in height.
The total array area would cover
94 acres, with a fenced area of about
124 acres. The fence would be an
agricultural style fencing, similar to
what can currently be seen in local
orchards.
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In October, the Walden Village
Board made a preliminary decision to
discontinue the addition of fluoride to
its public water supply, and in a special
meeting on Monday morning, officials
from the New York State Department of
Health urged the council to reconsider its
position.
The Jan. 22 meeting with the health
agency representatives was the next
step for Walden in the state process for
phasing out water fluoridation, and the
board would still need to pass a resolution
to end the practice. In November, the
village gave the state the required 90-day
notice about the potential end to the water
fluoridation program, and the board set
a tentative date of March 1 to end the
fluoridation.
During the meeting, State Dental
Director Dr. Dionne Richardson told
the board that no ties have been proven
between consumption of fluoride and
negative health consequences. “Expert
panels consisting of scientists from the
United States and other countries have
all shared their expertise in various
health and scientific disciplines and
have considered the available research
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