RE: “Biomass plant seeks to strike a balance environmentally, economically, socially” [Letters, April 24]:
I would like to address each point that Dan Ingold raises about the North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project (NSSEP).
• Mr. Ingold states that the industrial park is not in a residential neighborhood. The project is in a residential neighborhood! The industrial park, which was zoned for light industry, is located smack in the middle of North Springfield, a community of more than 300 homes, with two ball fields used by local schools and organizations, three churches, a post office, and at least two child-care centers and a nursing home.
This is indeed a residential neighborhood, as the maps in the Springfield Town Plan show. Don't take our word - drive through this close-knit community for yourself.