TOWN OF POMFRET
Supervisor pushing solar energy
POMFRET — Pomfret Supervisor Donald Steger is interested in going even “greener” than the town’s potential for wind-energy development.
He told the Town Board on Wednesday night that he wants to explore using solar energy to supply electricity to the Town Hall, town barns and Lily Dale sewer system.
Steger has asked Solar Liberty Energy Systems, Inc. of Williamsville to perform a no-cost site evaluation that would determine if there is a savings for the town from solar energy.
Steger said the New York State Energy Resource Development Authority pays up to 75 percent for municipal solar projects. A representative of Solar Liberty Energy Systems, Inc. recently told Steger payback periods for solar systems can be fewer than 10 years.
Moreover, solar panels can be replaced, adding years to the 20- year life span of a solar system. Steger said such a project could cost about $100,000. The board agreed solar energy should be investigated and considered.
In other business:
• Six residents of McClenathan’s Mobile Home Park on Route 20 asked for details on the cost of providing water to park residents should the North End Water District become a reality. Steger said that currently, all costs are just estimates, and noted that mobile home parks would be charged differently than single-family homes. McClenathan’s is on private land, so there would be one water meter for the entire park, and it would be up to the park owner to provide water service to individual mobile homes, he added.
• A Planning Board hearing on the proposed comprehensive plan is scheduled for 7 p. m. Monday in Town Hall.
• The board is considering a noise ordinance and discussing how best to design regulations for a town that is primarily rural and agricultural.
• Route 83 in the vicinity of Route 60 will be resurfaced by the state Department of Transportation from July through November, officials said.
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