By Bob Joseph
Publication Date: 2026-04-29 22:46:00
The tranquility hikers have come to expect at the IBM Glen near Johnson City is being shattered by loud noise emanating from a solar project under construction just a few feet from the nature preserve.
A stop-work order was issued last May to halt operations at the future solar site after drainage problems developed when stormwater poured from the area where thousands of trees once stood.
FLASHBACK: Solar panels were being stored near the IBM Glen on September 17, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
The developer of the project has been allowed to resume construction and solar panels now are being installed at the site.
The problems caused by water runoff from the solar farm project have been worsening at the IBM Glen, which is owned by the Waterman Conservation Education Center.
Workers were installing solar panels at the project site next to the IBM Glen on April 29, 2026….
