In 2020, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson released a request for proposals (RFP) for the installation of solar canopies at the Croton-Harmon Train Station parking lot. A total of seven proposals were received by the deadline. After a thorough review by the Sustainability Committee, Village staff and Village Board of Trustees, a lease agreement with Sol Systems of Washington, D.C., was approved by the Village Board of Trustees in February 2021. The project then went through numerous reviews, including by the Village Planning Board, Village Zoning Board of Appeals, Village Waterfront Advisory Committee and the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Pre-mobilization for the project began in the Fall of 2022, with construction beginning in earnest in summer 2023. The project construction is set to be substantially completed by June 2024, with an operational date set for summer 2024.
Relevant Documents
July 27, 2020 | REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For Leasing At The Parking Areas Of The Croton-Harmon Train Station For Solar Power Production Using Solar Canopies |
December 18, 2020 | Coastal Assessment Form |
December 18, 2020 | Short Environmental Assessment Form |
December 21, 2020 | December 21st Resolution 188-2020: Train Station Solar Canopy SEQRA |
January 13, 2021 | Waterfront Advisory Committee Review on Proposed Solar Canopies at Croton Harmon Train Station Parking Lot |
January 19, 2021 | Completed Environmental Assessment Form |
February 1, 2021 | Village Board Review of Consistency with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program - Solar Canopy Lease |
February 1, 2021 | February 1st Resolution 16-2021: LWRP & Neg Dec for Solar Canopy Lease |
February 17, 2021 | February 17th Resolution 26-2021: Solar Canopy Lease |
March 3, 2021 | Solar Canopy Lease |
August 2, 2021 | August 2nd Resolution 131-2021: Solar Canopy Application |
August 11, 2021 | Planning Board Review on Proposed Solar Canopies at Croton Harmon Train Station Parking Lot |
August 30, 2021 | August 30th Resolution 146-2021: Solar Canopy Special Permit |
September 1, 2021 | Power Point Presentation by Sol Systems - Project Overview |
September 8, 2021 | Side Yard Variance Granted by Zoning Board |
September 13, 2021 | September 13th Resolution 150-2021 Lease Amendment |
September 14, 2021 | Amendment No. 1 to Lease Agreement |
September 28, 2021 | Planning Board Resolution: Public hearing on Site Plan application |
June, 2022 | Status Report from the Sustainability Committee |
February 7, 2023 | Approval of Wetlands Permit for work in the 120-foot wetland buffer zone |
March 28, 2023 | Freshwater Wetlands Permit Approval from NYS DEC |
June 5, 2023 | June 5th Resolution 124-2023 Lease Amendment |
June 7, 2023 | Amendment No. 2 to Lease Agreement |
July 17, 2023 | News 12: Croton-on-Hudson leads the way in NY as a clean energy community |
September 19, 2023 | Most Recent Site Plan |