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🌱 Wetlands question complicates Chang Farm solar proposal

Whately, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Wetlands question complicates Chang Farm solar proposal

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy and cooler; p.m. rain, temps: high: 49, low: 40.
  • Friday: Cooler with occasional rain, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hyperion Systems LLC hoping to install 2.14-acre solar array in Whately (gazettenet.com) — A proposed solar array at Whately’s Chang Farm faces a wetlands setback question, prompting zoning officials to seek legal guidance. Hyperion Systems wants to install 960 panels with room for crops underneath at 299 River Road. Residents can attend a November 15 site visit, though no comments will be taken, before the hearing resumes December 3.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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