{"id":29926,"date":"2021-12-29T22:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T03:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=29926"},"modified":"2021-12-29T22:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T03:22:57","slug":"town-of-batavia-solar-law-informational-meeting-december-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/12\/29\/town-of-batavia-solar-law-informational-meeting-december-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of Batavia\/Solar Law Informational Meeting\/December 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SOLAR LAW INFORMATIONAL MEETING<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Solar Committee held an informational meeting on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. at the Town Hall to present the Draft Solar Law for comments and input.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to draft of law here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townofbatavia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FinaldraftNov16nohighlights.pdf\">Draft Solar Law<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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