Salem schedules vote on battery storage system ban
Salem Town Board schedules special meeting on commercial battery energy storage prohibition. According to the official minutes, the board set a July 29 vote on proposed local law 3 of 2026, which would prohibit commercial battery energy storage systems in the town. Councilman Scott Eastman,
misc · Meeting of July 8, 2026
NY SALEM — Salem Town Board schedules special meeting on commercial battery energy storage prohibition. According to the official minutes, the board set a July 29 vote on proposed local law 3 of 2026, which would prohibit commercial battery energy storage systems in the town. Councilman Scott Eastman, Councilman Howard Law, and Clerk to Supervisor Kathy Chambers were authorized to negotiate a new contract with the highway department union.
The town has received over $168,000 in grant funding for infrastructure projects including a salt and sand facility and sidewalk improvements.
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Source: the misc meeting of July 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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