The planning board spent two hours Tuesday night reviewing the site plan for the proposed Laidlaw Berlin BioPower biomass plant.
Board members questioned Laidlaw officials in detail about the layout of the plant, wood truck movement through the property, noise levels, odor, aesthetics , subsurface conditions, and storm water run-off.
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