WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Hounsfield and Town of Watertown residents will have a chance to speak face to face with representatives from the company behind the Greens Corners solar project.
A public information session with company representatives is set for Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sackets Harbor Ballroom.
The proposed solar farm would take up roughly 800 acres. It has drawn scrutiny from residents in the area. Some worry about the potential effect on local wildlife. Others think it will be unsightly.
“To know that this solar project is moving into the area and every time we drive down the road and to our home we’re just going to be inundated with these solar arrays with the constant hum in the background of generators running. That’s not what we signed up for,” said Trisha Lapell.
Other residents the news team spoke with said they remain somewhat optimistic they can find a way to stop the project, but there is no clear path to do so.
The town has largely been left out of the approval and permitting process for the project. Projects generating more than 25 megawatts fall under the state Office of Renewable Energy Siting, or ORES, instead of local governments. That means the town does not have a say.
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