City Planner Jeremy Leifert has asked the Connecticut Siting Council to consider safeguards and conditions before it rules on whether to approve a solar farm proposed for a site on Lovers Lane in Torrington. Mayor Elinor Carbone also sent a letter to the CT Siting Council detailing her concerns about the project, saying three solar farms have been already been approved for the city. A fourth one would be excessive because it would use developable land that would result in lost tax revenue for Torrington, she said. The project, proposed by Lodestar Energy, would be built on a 54-acre property adjacent to the 80-unit condominiums on the west side of Torrington. The residents recently requested, and were granted, an extension of the public comment period on the project from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3.
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