August 14, 2008
For Crayola crayons, the color green could soon take on a new meaning.
The company, based in Forks Township, wants to power its plant using solar energy. Crayola is scheduled to take the proposal to the township Planning Commission at 7 tonight.
According to plans submitted Monday to the township, Crayola would build roughly 12 acres of solar panels on 128 acres west of Kesslersville Road and north of Church Road near the border with Plainfield Township.
The plans list a Crayola employee named Anjan Bhavsar as the company's contact. Bhavsar declined to comment Wednesday, saying the corporate policy is to refer media inquiries to its communications department. That department could not be reached.
The plans say the existing woodlands and treeline on the property won't be touched. The company also has proposed a 50-foot-wide grassy strip that would act as a buffer.
The project would be done by Worldwater and Solar Technologies Corp. of Ewing, N.J. The company has built solar plants for Dupont and Denver International Airport.
The Forks project is the second solar facility proposed regionally in the last week. On Aug. 7, officials in Carbon County announced plans for a $65 million plant on 100 acres that would be the second-largest solar panel field in the nation.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
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