The Mattapoisett Planning Board’s October 17 meeting was about 17 minutes long, a far cry from previous meetings lasting hours and chalk-a-block full of technical details. But the town’s business, whether massive or small, is noteworthy.
Coming before the board on Tuesday night was developer Scott Snow to finalize a surety agreement for the Eldridge Estates subdivision off Prospect Road. Snow sought and received a waiver to change the planned underground electrical service to overhead wiring. Snow also received confirmation of an updated surety agreement from lot holding to cash totaling $48,000.
Caroline Booth of the engineering firm Beals and Thomas, Inc., came before the board remotely for their client, Randall Lane Solar, which requested an extension for an approved solar site. A reason was not given during the meeting, but in a follow-up, Booth said a letter outlining the need for the extension has been submitted to the board on behalf of the client.
In a follow-up with Town Administrator Mike Lorenco, he said that the request was due to Eversource’s need to study the grid and interconnection considerations. “These large solar projects take time and have to go before the Department of Public Works, a time-consuming process,” said Lorenco. The Randall Lane Solar project received a two-year extension.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is tentatively scheduled for Monday, November 20, at 7:00 pm.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell