Hadley Conservation Commission Approves Solar Farm Order of Conditions at Mount Warner Road

HADLEY — November 18, 2025 — Hadley Conservation Commission approves dual-use solar conditions at Plainville Farm, stalls on quorum crisis. The commission voted unanimously November 18 to issue an order of conditions for the Solar Collective dual-use solar project at 133A Mount Warner Road, requiring equipment removal, erosion controls, and a pre-construction site inspection before any ground disturbance, with a certificate of compliance contingent on at least 75 percent restoration planting cover after two full growing seasons. Separately, applicant representative Jake Marley appeared for the second consecutive month at 88 Shattuck Road and again could not obtain a vote — the commission lacks quorum because its chair is on medical leave of uncertain duration, prompting members to discuss appointing a temporary alternate through the town clerk. A 3.4-to-3.5-megawatt dual-use solar proposal from Oak Maple LLC on North Maple Street and Rocky Hill Road received an informational hearing only, continued to January 13, 2026, pending DEP comments, Natural Heritage review, and a peer review of wetland delineations — while the commission simultaneously issued a three-year order of resource area delineation for adjacent Rocky Hill Road parcels confirming one bordering vegetative wetland system across four lots.