Carver Redevelopment Authority Opens Board Seat After Elliman Moves to Select Board

CARVER -- May 12, 2026, Carver Redevelopment Authority accepts Jim Elliman's resignation and opens a board seat while flagging a potential conflict between its urban renewal plan and a planned solar project. Elliman, elected to the Board of Selectmen in April, submitted a resignation letter dated April 28, 2026, which the authority accepted unanimously at its May 12 meeting before voting to advertise the vacancy as a joint appointment with the Select Board through April 2027. The more pressing concern may be a 250-megawatt ground-mounted solar array a developer is planning at the Green Business Park: the authority's urban renewal plan explicitly prohibits ground-mounted solar, but attorney Kathleen has flagged the Dover Amendment as a possible by-right override under state law. The developer faces an approximate July 3 federal incentive deadline requiring him to break ground, leaving the authority little time to resolve the legal question before its June 9 meeting. A related North Carver Water District court case, with a summary judgment ruling now expected in June, continues to block the developer from fully marketing the property, with reconnection costs previously estimated by Town Administrator Glenn at $300,000 to $500,000.