LOVELL, Maine — The Lovell Planning Board unanimously voted Wednesday to continue to Feb. 2 their review of a controversial solar energy farm.
Key to Wednesday night’s discussion at the well-attended meeting at the Lovell Fire Station was whether an industrial solar farm falls under the zoning ordinance’s definition of permitted uses as a manufacturing facility or telecommunications.
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