Plans for a power plant in Bedminster were officially terminated on March 3, 2016.
BEDMINSTER -- A township company that suspended plans last week to build a solar power plant to serve the Sanofi-Aventis office complex in Bridgewater on Route 202-206 has officially withdrawn those plans.
KDC Solar of Bedminster, which first introduced the project in 2012, was seeking a use variance to proceed with the project at the historic 132-acre Kirby Farm.
The attorney representing KDC, Gary T. Hall, wrote a brief letter to the township Land Use Board dated March 3 informing them that the application has been vacated.
Residents want proposal terminated
"In order to dispel evident confusion and speculation concerning the meaning of my recent letter of February 26, 2016, this letter confirms that the development application by KDC Solar SA55 LLC has been withdrawn and is no longer pending before the Bedminster Township Land Use Board," the letter read.
The project faced opposition from residents from the outset. They argued that the proposed location of the project would ruin the rural landscape, NJ Advance Media previously reported.
Residents also voiced concerns about noise and storm-water drainage and started their own Facebook page, Stop the Bedminster Solar Power Plant, where they stated they were pleased the project has been suspended but wants the township to officially terminate it.
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