I learned on thursday from the CFO, That the town plans on taxing the Mass Pike
solar for about $46000 a year for the next 20 years.
I am under the impression that we want to encourage growth in the Solar
Industry. Taxing the Solar panels seems counter intuitive and would scare off
potential businesses from installing solar in Framingham. I am interested in
peoples opinions on how this tax on the new solar installation is a good idea.

For your convenience I copied the article language:

ARTICLE 24:Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)for MassDOT Solar Energy
Installation
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
negotiate,enter into,execute and approve an agreement for a payment in lieu of
taxes agreement (PILOT Agreement)as authorized by MGL Chapter 59,section 38H
with MA Solar Highway LLC,with respect to annual payments in lieu of real and
personal property taxes for a term up to twenty years relative to solar
electric generating facilities to be installed and located on land owned by the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation MassDOT)and located at Massachusetts
Turnpike Exit 13 (north and south cloverleaf)and Framingham Service Plaza.
Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto. Sponsor:Chief Financial
Officer

Great idea

Rich Shapiro

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> On Apr 25, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Kenneth Weiss
<<email obscured>> wrote:
>
> I learned on thursday from the CFO, That the town plans on taxing the Mass
Pike solar for about $46000 a year for the next 20 years.
> I am under the impression that we want to encourage growth in the Solar
Industry. Taxing the Solar panels seems counter intuitive and would scare off
potential businesses from installing solar in Framingham. I am interested in
peoples opinions on how this tax on the new solar installation is a good idea.
>
> For your convenience I copied the article language:
>
> ARTICLE 24:Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)for MassDOT Solar Energy
Installation
> To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
negotiate,enter into,execute and approve an agreement for a payment in lieu of
taxes agreement (PILOT Agreement)as authorized by MGL Chapter 59,section 38H
with MA Solar Highway LLC,with respect to annual payments in lieu of real and
personal property taxes for a term up to twenty years relative to solar
electric generating facilities to be installed and located on land owned by the
Massachusetts Department of Transportation MassDOT)and located at Massachusetts
Turnpike Exit 13 (north and south cloverleaf)and Framingham Service Plaza.
> Pass any vote or take any action relative thereto. Sponsor:Chief Financial
Officer
>
>
> Kenneth Weiss
> Precinct 4, Framingham
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This is a great development.....Solar energy and a $46,000 revenue addition to
the town..... The location is weeds and grass inside the approach to exit 13
of the Mass Pike......Revenue and energy.....excellent.. This is in the long
term interests of the town in numerous ways.
Lloyd Kaye
TMM- P 16

ARTICLE 24:Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)for MassDOT Solar Energy Installation

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