Greene County Solar Facility Meeting
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Greene County Solar Facility Updated Meeting Log – Third Quarter 2018 Meeting Log (as of September 30, 2018) Greene County Solar Facility Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments Greene County 01/30/17 Greene County René VanSchaack, Hecate met with town and county officials to Schedule follow-up meeting at appropriate Industrial Industrial Greene County Industrial introduce the Facility and discuss the permitting and time. Development Development Development Authority PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) processes. Authority Authority Richard Hanse, 270 Mansion St Coxsackie Supervisor Coxsackie, NY Gabe Wapner, Hecate 12051 Energy New York State 08/30/17 New York State Nancy Herter, New York Hecate introduced the Facility scope to the Conduct archaeology surveys on the Facility Division for Division for Historic State Division for Historic representatives of New York State Division for Area. Historic Preservation Preservation Historic Preservation and the Stockbridge-Munsee Preservation Peebles Island Philip Perazio, New York Band of Mohicans. State Park State Division for Historic Waterford, NY Preservation 12188-0189 Bonney Hartley, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Rob Peltier, TetraTech Fred Sellars, TetraTech Greene County 10/30/17 Greene County René VanSchaack, Discuss next steps in PILOT processes. Hecate to make a PILOT application. Industrial Industrial Greene County Industrial Development Development Development Authority Authority Authority Gabe Wapner, Hecate 270 Mansion St Energy Coxsackie, NY 12051 Town of 11/09/17 Coxsackie Town Coxsackie Town Board Special public meeting to take comment on a Seven meeting attendees spoke against a Coxsackie Hall Approximately 10 Town potential solar project moratorium. moratorium one meeting attendee spoke in 16 Reed St Citizens favor of a moratorium. Coxsackie, NY Gabe Wapner, Hecate 12051 Energy Town of 12/12/17 Coxsackie Town Richard Hanse, Monthly Town Board Meeting. Coxsackie Hall Supervisor 16 Reed St Thomas Burke, Coxsackie, NY Councilman 12051 Patrick Kennedy, Councilman Michael Veeder, Councilman Linda Wilkinson, Councilwoman Bambi Hotaling, Town Clerk Robert Kline Larry Ross Page 1 of 20 Greene County Solar Facility Updated Meeting Log – Third Quarter 2018 Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments Nadine Myrdycz Dawn Smith Ernest K. Barkman Beau Dushane Tom Pucner Mary Skliba Barkman Mark Flach Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Town of 01/18/18 Coxsackie Town Bruce Haeussler, Discuss with the Town leadership the Article 10 Hecate to: Town expressed the following: Coxsackie Hall Planning Board Chairman Process and their ability to participate in it. -Continue discussion on local benefits -Benefits to local community 16 Reed St Rick Hanse, Town -Provide an overview of how value flows to -Understanding the project structure, Coxsackie, NY Supervisor various stakeholders ownership, finances, etc. 12051 Mike Veeder, Town -Consider feasibility of working with a retail -Conversion of agricultural and hunting land Councilman energy provider to arrange local access to -Impacts on property values and visual Phil Mooney, Hecate energy generated -Article 10 process may override Town's Energy authority Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Village of 01/24/18 Coxsackie Village Mark Evans, Mayor Discuss with the Village leadership the Article 10 Hecate to: Mayor noted the following concerns: Coxsackie Hall Village of Coxsackie Process and their ability to participate in it. -Inquire about any Village solar ordinance -Limited Village open space 119 Mansion St Phil Mooney, Hecate -Discuss job creation benefits with the IDA -Storm water drainage Coxsackie, NY Energy -Visual impacts to nearby residences 12051 Gabe Wapner, Hecate -Public perception and benefits to locals Energy New York State 01/25/18 Email Gabe Wapner to Paul Requested a meeting to discuss the Facility. Scheduled stakeholder meeting for March Department of Novak 14, 2018. Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Mailing/Emailing 02/12/18 – 02/17/18 US Postal Service Sent to all identified Notification of upcoming Open House. (via AmazingMail) stakeholders, host and Email landowners, and adjacent landowners within 2 miles of the Facility Area Publication 02/14/18 The Daily Mail Notification of upcoming Open House. Local Resident 02/14/18 Voicemail from Local Resident Mr. Wapner responded to voicemail and left Tessa Partridge Gabe Wapner, Hecate a voicemail on 2/15/2018 Energy Local Resident 02/15/18 Email Local Resident Requested logistical information for Open House, Correspondence Jared Wren, Hecate 2/21/18, Mr. Wren responded with requested from Kris Martin Energy information. 1755 Farm to Market Road Coxsackie NY 12051 Local Resident 02/17/18 Email Local Resident Question regarding interconnect and the ultimate Jared Wren, Hecate destination of power. Mr. Wren responded with Energy preliminary information. Page 2 of 20 Greene County Solar Facility Updated Meeting Log – Third Quarter 2018 Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments Greene County 02/21/18 Greene County Shaun S. Groden, Discuss with the Greene County leadership the Hecate to: Administrator Office Administrator Article 10 Process and their ability to participate in it. -Provide parcel .kmz (Google Earth) file to 411 Main Street, Edward I. Kaplan, Esq. Raymond Ward - Complete 4th Floor Warren Hart, Director of Introduce Hecate and the Facility. -Provide PSC letter to Administrator Groden Catskill, New York Economic Development to Mr. Kaplan (Complete) 12414 Raymond T. Ward, -Keep the county updated on its PILOT Director of Real Property process Tax Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Jared Wren, Hecate Energy Local Residents 02/21/18 Coxsackie Village Phil Mooney, Hecate Open house meeting to introduce the Facility to local A full Facility description will be provided in Support: Hall Energy residents, answer their questions, and receive their the PSS. Resource concerns noted by the -Excitement to host a large renewable 119 Mansion St Gabe Wapner, Hecate feedback. public will be addressed in the PSS and the energy solar project Coxsackie, NY Energy Article 10 Application. 12051 Jared Wren, Hecate Questions: Energy Hecate will investigate the website access -Benefits to the town? Preston Schultz, Hecate and address the phone number issues -Where does the energy go? Energy (phone number issue has been corrected). Fred Sellars, Tetra Tech Concerns raised: Joseph Fischl, Tetra Tech Hecate indicated that the open house was Project Description: Jenny Potrikus, Tetra the first time they reached out the public to -Project location selection Tech provide Facility information and request -Size and scale Sam Laniado, Read and feedback. They informed the public that they Resources: Laniado would have time to provide input over the -Viewshed impacts Tyler Wolcott, Read and next 18 months and encouraged their input -Local benefits Laniado throughout the entire Application process. -Property values 73+ Local Residents, -Wildlife Sign-in Sheet Attached Hecate will visit homes of local residents who -Wetlands and environmental resources can see the Facility and superimpose panels -Cultural resources on photographs to provide a sense of how -Town moratorium the Facility will look -Zoning -Public health -Cumulative impacts with surrounding proposed solar facilities General: -Project website and phone number issues -Lack of adequate time for the public to conduct due diligence Local Resident 02/21/18 Voicemail from Gabe Wapner, Hecate Request to update documents on Facility website. Documents were updated. 518-727-2412 Energy Local Residents 02/22/18 2924 Route 385, Local Residents See the views of the proposed Facility Area. Hecate to investigate alternative panel array Both residents have their houses listed for Coxsackie, NY Phil Mooney, Hecate layouts. sale. 12051 Energy Take feedback and comments. Gabe Wapner, Hecate Primary concern seemed to be Facility’s Energy impact on property values. Page 3 of 20 Greene County Solar Facility Updated Meeting Log – Third Quarter 2018 Stakeholder Date Location Attendees Purpose Follow-Up Action Items Comments Local Resident 02/22/18 1700 Farm to Local Resident See the views of the proposed Facility Area. Market Rd, Phil Mooney, Hecate Coxsackie, NY Energy 12051 Local Resident 02/26/18 Email Local Resident Questions regarding Facility location, energy offtake, Hecate provided requested information, Jared Wren, Hecate request for rendering. complete. Energy New York State 02/27/18 Call Brad Tito, Program Discuss the possibility of community choice NYSERDA 02/27/18 Energy Research Manager, Communities & aggregation for the Facility. and Development Local Governments Authority Gabe Wapner, Hecate (NYSERDA) Energy Local Resident 03/03/18 Call Local Resident Called to request the posters from the open house The posters had already been posted and Gabe Wapner, Hecate be posted on the Facility website. Mr. Wapner directed the resident to their Energy location on the website. NYSERDA 03/07/18 Call Maureen Leddy, Brief them on the Facility. NYSERDA has a great deal of resources to NYSERDA help local communities get informed about Liz Hana, NYSERDA large scale renewables Phil Mooney, Hecate Energy Jared Wren, Hecate Energy Gabe Wapner, Hecate Energy Local Resident 03/09/18 Call Local Resident Coordinate meeting to see the resident’s view of the Visited the resident’s home on 3/14/2018. Gabe