Group of thirteen residents forced to go to court to try to protect their homes, lives from expansion of massive commercial mining operation May, 2023
BREAKING NEWS
April 30, 2023
State says it plans to reject Cranberry Point application!
ANNOUNCEMENT ON CRANBERRY POINT BATTERY STORAGE
In a major win for opponents of the 150 megawatt Battery Energy Storage Facility (“BESS”) proposed for Carver, the state Energy Facility Siting Board (“EFSB”) plans to vote on May 10, 2023 to reject the petition of Power Plus of Texas to build the project.
We had a great time on April 22, 2023 at the annual Herring Festival in Plymouth! We collaborated with Indigenous Resources Collaborative and others to
Update: 2/22/2023 Plymouth Selectboard agenda reveals Open Meeting Law violations – backlog of 14 sets of minutes on the agenda. The failure to “reasonably review”
AD Makepeace blatantly abuses the process for obtaining permits under the Mass Endangered Species Act State officials look the other way, pretend Plymouth mining operations
The Plymouth Selectboard made a deal with Claremont Developers behind closed doors in late 2022. In exchange for a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals Claremont will gift up to $3 million to the town for a water booster pump. This is a short term, 5-year solution to the town’s water crisis, according to the Town Manager. Selectman Bletzer lobbied the ZBA for the permit, publicly. Claremont is deep in a web of questionable dealings. In addition, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the ZBA permit issued as part of the deal.
Another case of Bylaws or Why Laws? So many zoning waivers why have Bylaws at all? Plymouth Planning Board releases developer, Pyramid Mall, from protective
Solar developer ConEdison proposes to clear-cut Pine Barrens forest, denude land for large ground mounted solar, batteries Site located on Weweantic River, ancient Native American
Residents sue Carver officials, consultants for covering up pollution entering Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer A lawsuit by North Carver residents outlines detailed events stemming
July 2022: Toxic poles contaminated with Copper Chromated Arsenate are being pulled, future mounting poles for solar unknown Rochester Road: 44 acres, thousands of arsenic treated