The proposed site plan for the 0 Lafayette Street solar project. Contributed / Yarmouth Planning Board
At a meeting on Feb. 26, the Yarmouth Planning Board workshopped a proposed solar project near the Holy Cross Cemetery. The project, called “0 Lafayette Street” at this time, faced widespread opposition from residents, particularly those of the abutting neighborhoods, as in written public comment and expressed at the meeting.
“All the neighbors I’ve talked to are pretty much against it,” said Yarmouth resident Denis Blanchette, who lives near the proposed project and gathered 25 signatures for his neighbors in opposition to the project.
“I don’t think it’s wise use of land,” he said.
This preliminary review was requested by the project applicants, New Leaf Energy, a renewable energy developer based in Lowell, Massachusetts. The potential solar panels would be on land leased from Roman Catholic Diocese of…
