Pownal gives developer OK to explore 3 solar projects

Landfills are of increasing interest to developers of solar power. Courtesy photo
POWNAL — Green Lantern Group has received approval to assess three potential area sites for solar generating projects.
The Select Board has approved a lease option agreement with the Waterbury-based firm, which will now study two former town landfill sites and a former Pownal Tanning Co. waste-dumping area.
The landfill sites are both near the current transfer station off Maple Grove Road, while the tannery l