"There are a number of projects that are moving forward regardless of the fact that we don't have an ordinance that deals with this topic," Agawam City Council President Christopher C. Johnson said.
AGAWAM -- As Agawam continues to mull a possible ordinance to regulate where solar facilities can and cannot be built, a number of projects continue to move forward, City Council President Christopher C. Johnson recently told his colleagues on the legislative panel.
At the request of the City Council, the assessor's office has provided the board with a list of properties that are 5 acres or larger. But now the council is seeking help from the mayor's office to see if town engineers can place these properties onto an easy reference map.
"So they're looking at seeing if they can do that so we can move forward on this or consider potentially an alternative," Johnson said. "But there are a number of projects that are moving forward regardless of the fact that we don't have an ordinance that deals with this topic."
The issue of creating an ordinance to amend Agawam zoning regulations to include solar energy systems has been referred to the City Council's Legislative Committee, which is expected to consider a list of potential overlay district areas.