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Council doubles solar well buffer, adopts bylaw

Amherst's Town Council adopted a clean energy bylaw and doubled its solar setback for private wells. The council voted 7-5 to raise the no-disturbance buffer between solar arrays and private wells from 100 feet to 200 feet, then adopted the full Article 18 bylaw 12-0, with Councilor Walker absent.

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