“We’re neighbors working to stop an industrial battery yard in a residential area by the North River. Our mission is simple: protect families and wetlands with common-sense planning.”

Where we are today

What we’ve accomplished so far:

• Filed a ZBA appeal on the Planning Board’s approval for 48 Schoosett St to protect our neighborhood and wetlands.
  
  

• Fully funded the effort in 24 hours — covered the $400 appeal fee and the $25 abutters list with small, local donations. 💙
  
  

• Mobilized neighbors: built an email/text list of concerned citizens ready to help with the effort.
  
  

• Abutter outreach underway: printing and mailing personalized letters to every abutter to invite them to join and speak.

• What we’re planning:

• Clear, public education: publishing easy-to-read explainers on what a BESS is, the specific risks at this site, and why this proposal is not solar PV. 

• Getting a large group of concerned citizens together to attend the ZBA meeting for the appeal on November 17, 2025 at 7 p.m. 
  
  

• Constructive standards: creating an outline of practical, enforceable safety requirements (UL 9540/9540A, Hazard Mitigation, gas detection + auto-exhaust, runoff containment, signed ER plan) so decision-makers know exactly what’s missing in the event that the ZBA insists on moving forward.