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Planning Board approves ADU garage plan with conditions.

Planning Board approves ADU with garage at 274 East Road. The board voted unanimously to move forward with Timothy J. Scholler and David J. Press's proposal, which includes a shared septic system approved by Conservation and Board of Health. The approval requires Selectboard endorsement and

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Planning Board approves garage addition at 197 Green River Road.

Planning Board approves Green River Road garage addition with lighting and driveway conditions. The Board, with three voting members present, unanimously approved the site plan for Steven Shoyer's application at 197 Green River Road, requiring Alexandra Glover to mandate dark-sky-compliant lighting

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Planning Board approves solar array, property split, surety release

Alford Planning Board approves solar array and two related applications in special session. The board voted unanimously to allow a site plan review for a fixed ground solar array at 281 West Road, with screening requirements including a dogwood tree and ten-foot evergreens; plantings are set for

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Planning Board continues solar review, subdivision matters.

Planning Board continued three major matters to a special meeting May 19. The solar array application at 281 West Road requires a revised plot plan with property lines, driveway measurements, and specifications for three 10-foot trees needed for year-round visual screening per town regulations;

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Planning Board approves solar array with evergreen screening requirement.

Alford Planning Board grants site plan approval for solar installation. The board unanimously approved a 1,332-square-foot, 12-foot-tall solar array on the Paskin property at 290 East Road, dated February 8, 2024, with a condition requiring naturalized evergreen plantings to screen the western side

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Planning Board schedules site visit for solar array proposal.

Alford Planning Board schedules December 18 site visit for proposed solar installation. Board members heard from Brian Torrico of Grenergy Solar about a 10-12 foot tall ground-mounted array planned for 290 East Road, sited in a gully with hedgerow screening to minimize visibility from the road. The

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Planning Board schedules December hearing on revised Volpano site plan.

Alford Planning Board schedules December 13 hearing on 220 West Road revisions. Attorney Lori Robbins presented modifications to the approved Volpano project, including an attached garage, smaller pool in the Stream and Pond Overlay District, and relocated driveway. The board directed applicant

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Planning Board grants special permit for 1,800-foot driveway extension.

The Alford Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for a 1,800-linear-foot driveway extension on West Road. Architect Dana Bixby sought approval to extend a common driveway to a future house site outside the Scenic Mountain Act district, with grades averaging 6 percent and no blasting

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