Residents no longer have to worry about the town potentially having solar panels installed in their neighborhood. Approximately 50 residents, most of them from the Highwood Farms section of town, attended Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting to object to having solar panels installed on town-owned land in their neighborhood. The possible site is a wooded area near the soccer field behind a dirt parking area. Selectmen tabled the matter officially but agreed to not accept a proposal that would place panels in any residential neighborhood. First Selectman Edmond V. Mone said the reason the town is looking at potential sites is because about a year ago, solar companies started approaching the town about installations in the downtown area. Because of the complexity of the matter, the town hired a consultant, Energia Solar Solutions, for $10,000 to help the board determine whether this is a technology worth pursuing.
Solar array will not be placed in any Thomaston neighborhood