Timeline of Amherst MA Shutesbury Road Solar Proposal
8/23/18 |
ASD Shutesbury Solar LLC formed in Delaware |
12/20/19 |
First notice of intent for solar development on Shutesbury Rd. -ANRAD |
1//06/20 |
First Meeting of Conservation Committee - ANRAD |
7/20/20 |
Shutesbury Road ORAD issued |
2/10/21 |
Amp reveals preliminary Solar plans at Conservation Committee meeting |
3/20/21 |
Amp proposes zoom meetings with Abutters, no one attends |
4/11/21 |
Cowls buys additional 25 acres adjacent to Shutesbury Road parcels |
5/17/21 |
Surveyors working on land |
5/31/21 |
Preserve Amherst group is born |
6/07/21 |
Tour of Shutesbury Road site with Amp and Cowls Land Company |
6/15/21 |
Smart Solar Amherst is born |
6/19/21 |
First Contact with Town of Amherst Planning Staff |
7/03/21 |
Smart Solar Amherst website launches |
7/31/21 |
Statewide Rally to protect forests and water |
09/04/21 |
Cowls Land Company erects Blue Sign |
10/27/21 |
First meeting of Conservation Committee - Amp Shutesbury Road Proposal NOI |
10/29/21 |
Lawn signs arrive from Smart Solar WMass |
11/22/21 |
Amp withdraws Shutesbury Road Project |
11/08/21 |
Solar Moratorium bylaw proposed to Town Council |
1/07/22 |
Cowls Land Company posts No Trespassing signs in abutter’s backyards |
1/10/22 |
Cowls Land Company posts Private Property signs at entrance to Shutesbury Road land |
1/10/22 |
Amherst CRC hearing on Solar Moratorium |
1/27/22 |
Amherst CRC unanimously recommends solar moratorium to the town council |
2/3/22 |
Cowls Land Company submits “Flat Hills Estates” plan |
2/28/22 |
Solar moratorium bylaw not approved by Council |
3/2/22 |
Cowls withdraws “Flat Hills Estates” subdivision plan |
8/10/23 |
Original Orad Expires |
8/24/23 |
ZBA opens hearing on Shutesbury Road solar proposal |
10/12/23 |
ZBA holds 2nd hearing on Shutesbury Road solar proposal |
10/25/23 |
ComCon meeting to delineate stream adjacent to Cowl's entry |
2/16/24 |
PureSky Reveals it will not be using Powin batteries at Shutesbury Road |
2/26/24 |
Andrew Chabot no longer with PureSky |
2/27/24 |
ConCom continues wetlands delineation work |
5/8/24 |
New limited ORAD issued |
6/6/24 |
Cowls/PureSky reveals over 6,000 trees will be cut down on site |
9/04/24 |
Planning Board Meeting - Flat Hills Estates Preliminary Subdivision Plan |
9/11/24 |
Cowls takes solar property out of Chapter 61 |
9/12/24 |
ZBA continues Shutesbury Road Solar hearing until November 14 |
12/4/24 |
ConCom rejects proposal to build interior project access road through protected buffer zones. |
2/12/25 |
PureSky Withdraws latest NOI before Conservation Commission |
4/29/25 |
PureSky Withdraws latest proposal before ZBA, claims they will be resubmit in the future |
8/13/25 |
Conservation Commission Hearing for new Shutesbury Rd. -ANRAD |
