Ulster County committee advances battery energy storage project in New Paltz with environmental review approval

Summary

Ulster County's Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee voted to allow the county to seek lead-agency status under SEQRA for a proposed battery energy storage facility on county-owned land at Paradis Lane in New Paltz. The committee also approved an easement for the project. Resolution 297 authorizes a coordinated environmental review and consideration of a balance-of-public-interest test that could affect local zoning. The developer emphasized fire-department coordination and third-party review.

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