Public Comment Hearing Set Regarding Fulton County Solar Farm

ALBANY -The New York State Department of Public Service has announced the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) will hold an in-person public comment hearing on October 29, 2024, at Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts in Gloversville, New York to receive comments on the application and draft permit for Foothills Solar, a proposed 40MW solar farm in the Town of Mayfield, Fulton County.

The applicant, Boralex Inc., filed an application with ORES on December 6, 2023, and a notice of complete application was issued on June 25, 2024, with draft permit conditions published by ORES on August 26, 2024 (see https://ores.ny.gov/permit-applications, click on Project Permit Application Number 23-00046).

All persons, organizations, corporations, or government agencies who may be affected by the facility are invited to attend the hearing and comment on the application and the draft permit conditions. Lengthy comments should be summarized and submitted in writing, with equal weight being given to both oral and written comments. To ensure that all interested persons have an opportunity to speak, the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) may limit the time available for oral comments to three (3) minutes per person.

The public comment hearing will be transcribed for inclusion in the administrative record.

Written Comments

For those who cannot attend or prefer not to comment at the public statement hearing, there are alternate ways to provide comments.

Written comments may be emailed to ORES at [email protected] or mailed to the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission, Empire State Plaza, P-1 South, J Dock, Albany, NY 12242. Written comments will be considered equally with all oral statements delivered at the public comment hearing, provided they are postmarked by Friday, November 1, 2024. Comments may also be posted on the ORES portal by 5:00 p.m. on that same date (see https://ores.ny.gov/permit-applications, click on Project Permit Application Number 23-00046, click on "Public Comments" and then "Submit Comment").

Document Availability

Copies of all application materials and draft permit conditions are available for inspection at the ORES Albany office during normal business hours: Contact the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission, W.A. Harriman Campus, Building 9, 4th Floor, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12227, or (518) 473-4590 and [email protected]. Electronic copies are available at https://ores.ny.gov/permit-applications; click on Project Permit Application Number 23-00046.

Copies of all application materials are also available at:

Mayfield Town Hall and Mayfield Village Hall
Attn: Nancy Parker, Town Clerk
Mayfield Municipal Complex
28 North School Street,
Mayfield, NY 12117

Gloversville Public Library
Attn: Valerie Acklin, Library Director
58 East Fulton Street
Gloversville, NY 12078

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