Bullard Solar Farm Officially Dead After Planning Board Vote

A 2-megawatt solar energy facility proposed for Bullard Street was formally denied by Holliston's Planning Board last night. 

The board cited public health concerns, decreased property values and damage to the area's aesthetics that could come from the proposed 7,500 solar panels on the Bullard Memorial Farm site. 

"I don't think it belongs there, frankly" Parashar Patel, Vice Chairman of the Planning Board said during the meeting. 

Representitives from developer Renewable Energy Massachusetts said they are still deciding if they will appeal the board's decision in court. 

"We hope they don't appeal," Tom Gilbert a Holliston resident. "We think its not to their benefit and its obviously not to our benefit. We don't want to see this carried out any longer."

Members of Stop Bullard Farm Solar Plant, a group that organized residents against the proposed facility, are now turning their sights on gaining public support for a bylaw that will prevent similar projects in residential areas of town. 

"The bylaw eliminates this kind of situation that we just went through," Gilbert said.