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Cronin said the building’s HVAC system has effectively collapsed and that staff found four compressors originally but now only one remains operable. He said the state has arranged temporary cooling units and a generator to keep the building habitable through the summer; the temporary equipment will likely be removed around Labor Day and reinstalled the next summer if needed.

Cronin told commissioners the Commonwealth has signed a lease to relocate Quincy District Court occupants to a site known as the Patriot Ledger Building and that occupants are expected to begin vacating the Quincy site around Labor Day 2026. The county will continue to support the state’s response and keep the court operational in the near term with temporary cooling while longer-term relocation plans proceed.

Cronin said the county is coordinating operations so court business can continue during repair and relocation planning. No formal vote was required; the report was presented as part of the county director’s update.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Norfolk County Commissioners Meeting 6-11-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Norfolk County staff reported the Quincy District Court building has suffered multiple HVAC compressor failures, leaving one operable compressor; the Commonwealth is arranging temporary cooling units and a lease for relocation of court occupants to a different building, with a target move around Labor Day 2026.","taxTitle","Norfolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",3603,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6202310,"Commission approves county engineering help for Medfield cemetery improvements",317,2223000,2540000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43&start=2223&end=2540","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43/thumbnail_2223000.jpg","/articles/6202310/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Commission-approves-county-engineering-help-for-Medfield-cemetery-improvements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202310-4b84af98a0cbd43d9b38f0201f85b473/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122980&Signature=c3pk0abJFpAIGmmKB3VvOJMDs4TRbHmt~SIxe5respvlhNAE8oB9k0KdbBaq8hXRxRHPv~VITIe5TJrq7heZyEmQKN0CQbFM71seddeQRb5oFbWZfiVAF9BWmXLaJvLHxBe~F2qcvcZadlo8RrbX1yN60H69qO7kKvUfG5WhyfI5OYyLrBWM1nie6tcdjM6FodN-m8qU9DBLJuEg9CgBpAedI-faSUtzbaw0Ml89-1V5-QNps8qA1jFTmOnuH3Ix-kiE0-tFlFBzEa2~LOBbqzRkkhWYppssb-FEHha6DCisTmpbFUFaajNNDOSnd4nvdAJOKTYC03dHD3VDjI71~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norfolk County Commission on June 11 approved a request from the town of Medfield for county engineering assistance on improvements at Vine Lake Cemetery.

The commission approved a motion to provide construction layout, grade elevations and intermittent field staking to support the town’s roadway extension, drainage and retaining-wall work for new internment areas. Patrick (last name on file), representing the county engineering department, told commissioners the work would be intermittent and performed as the town conducts the construction work.

Chairman Shea and commissioners asked about scheduling and updates; Commissioner (first name) Stad(e) asked for recurring project updates and Director Cronin said department heads will be scheduled to report project activity through the summer. The commission voted unanimously to approve the request and authorized staff to sign the paperwork presented at the meeting.

Patrick described the assignment as on-call, intermittent assistance to translate the design plans to field line-and-grade stakes as the town builds the cemetery expansions; he said the county would provide construction layout services for road, drainage, curbing and retaining wall work as needed.

Commissioners and staff noted similar requests from other towns and Cronin said the county will bring department heads in over the summer to brief the commission on major project activity.","Norfolk County commissioners approved a request from the town of Medfield for intermittent engineering services to support construction layout, grades and drainage work at Vine Lake Cemetery.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6202315,"Norfolk County to accept returned ARPA funds and plan redistribution",444,1586000,2030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43&start=1586&end=2030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43/thumbnail_1586000.jpg","/articles/6202315/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norfolk-County-to-accept-returned-ARPA-funds-and-plan-redistribution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202315-d6050a25cfae7bc1175f06e31381f6d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122980&Signature=WerskkJAQ3E3HcfmDHZd-RBZD7K3~beBHpGIzsuvz94391t0hnc4ySbsipGdbwnW6-QgTaNgqki41I4unGO9kdYg8ui2bJfSODfLE46Y-jDzX7qCVbikm3ELGQupeTF~xfBx-bzuIVB9d2m1U81PNOG36ERyks5UM537ltB-DYY3xdlweMiJnYLxcZgsiF3D1wSdKEVrJ143W6FuLrxOl75muVT~REF5c~4Pbjql3~-8fNQQvdbFVvFITfdT6czUKvJyfEcQ3DaxQ7wDU~w8yX~jJp43-Mvomil2oPj4pntZFYqv5~bbquZVYEa52YcinfjNXhy2XKY5T2DrReVflA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norfolk County commissioners voted June 11 to accept returned American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funds from local governments and county offices and asked staff to propose how to redistribute the money.

Director John Cronin told the commission the county had received notices of surplus funds from the town of Canton and from the county treasurer’s office. Cronin asked the commissioners to accept the returned funds so staff could redistribute them into excess-capacity ARPA grants; he said staff would return next week with a formal recommendation on how to reallocate the funds.

Cronin identified two specific returns: $17,996 returned by Canton from an ARPA grant and a returned balance from a treasurer-managed grant for a county fiscal literacy program, where the treasurer proposed retaining $5,000 for printing and materials and returning the remainder. Cronin said the total pool of funds expected for redistribution was “somewhere in the vicinity of $79,000,” and later in discussion one commissioner referenced $89,000; staff again said they would present a firm accounting and a proposed redistribution plan at the next meeting.

Cronin explained the county’s prior practice of creating “excess capacity” ARPA grants to receive unused funds from closed applications; he said that process allows the county to re-obligate returned grant money into eligible projects rather than sending it back to the federal government. Cronin said that when the county closed the ARPA obligation period last December, many communities accepted the county’s offer to create excess-capacity grants so surplus funds would have an eligible destination.

Commissioner Richard moved to accept the transfers as described by the director; the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous vote. The commission did not select redistribution targets at the meeting but directed staff to present a proposed destination plan at an upcoming session.","County staff told commissioners that towns have returned surplus ARPA funds; the commission voted to accept the returns (amounts described in the meeting ranged from roughly $17,996 to a staff estimate of $79,000–$89,000) and directed staff to propose a redistribution plan at a future meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6202320,"Norfolk County to apply for incentive funding to install six EV charging stations",1022,232000,1254000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43&start=232&end=1254","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787476-052b0691e5c3a2df904fd75d3b9a4f43/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6202320/Norfolk-County/Massachusetts/Norfolk-County-to-apply-for-incentive-funding-to-install-six-EV-charging-stations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202320-0d391166793105f09a6814568b4fc2b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122980&Signature=nxTFrd4HERHKRBYEjisyF3x~p8UHJToUUxL7~9MjYHKHZTzpCudXiyBc0qzvBk4ZvPNWg2~URrOm72LXIQHqavZYE5VcY~0ln~w1Wp4sijVCs0N9l5kn~r1KzbLRnO5Tr7ggu4~ey9o1rhpip1q5rT2krRQNfdni~epls5VTVuNoStAl1JItuHlCDpCQT80bdFZkRt8dXb~SOSbRsSTKl54ezp4l3Mubv~TmgskAb3UwV883RbiyEMoCzMwjkzwzcmZxq7~6U09I62HfeSbW1QfWcCJXapTK5iDpE6cpYamDBjDnJsM9FLoA9ONjJQxH8F33a0V-Cd6JSIZXm9heMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norfolk County Commission on June 11 authorized county staff to submit incentive applications and move forward with proposals to install electric vehicle charging stations at six county locations.

County Director John Cronin asked the commissioners for a motion to endorse the six-site plans and submit them for state incentive approval; the motion was made, seconded and approved unanimously. Commissioner Richard (last name on file) made the motion and commissioners voted “aye.”

County staff and vendor representatives said the plan calls for one charging station at each of six locations, each station with two ports (12 ports total). Nick Lari of EFSC Solutions described a newer Level 2 “supercharger” model the county selected, saying the devices charge substantially faster than conventional Level 2 chargers and “provide potentially more turnover” because a full charge on the device takes roughly two to three hours compared with six to eight hours on standard Level 2 hardware.

John Cronin, who presented the county’s review of the proposals, said the package reflects guidance from the commissioners and that the county’s electrician had reviewed the proposals and found them acceptable. Cronin said the county intends the sites to cover different areas of Norfolk County and listed preferred sites including the county golf course (near the tennis courts), Stoughton District Court, the block behind the registry of deeds, the agricultural high school (the Aggie), and Brookline District Court.

Vendor representatives and county staff described a performance-based business model for the installations. Nick Lari explained the performance arrangement: if no charging activity occurs there is no monthly fee to the county; the vendor takes a percentage (he described an example 10%) from the price charged to drivers under the performance contract. He also said the county could convert to an annual-fee model later if high usage justified that change.

Staff and the vendor described incentive constraints that shaped the plan. The current state incentive, as described at the meeting, covers one Level 2 “supercharger” per street address; that limitation influenced the choice to deploy one dual-port station at each selected site rather than multiple stations at a single address. Commissioners asked about warranty and repairs; the vendor said some repairs are covered under warranty and that more extensive damage (for example a vehicle plowing into the device) would be covered by the county’s insurance or otherwise handled per the contract.

Timeline projections presented at the meeting said the incentive approval process currently takes about six to eight weeks once the signed application is submitted; after incentive approval, vendors estimated equipment delivery and site installation could begin within a week or two but cautioned that scheduling and demand could extend that to two or three weeks. County staff estimated roughly three months from approval to having the six Level 2 “supercharger” stations installed, if the incentive and utility approvals proceed without delay.

The commission’s vote authorized Director Cronin to execute the nonbinding pre-application paperwork and to sign final documents when the incentive award documents arrive; meeting participants emphasized the signed incentive documents would make installations binding. The commission did not appropriate new county funds at this meeting; the project relies on the state incentive and the vendor contract structure described at the meeting.

Vendor and county participants thanked East Coast Renewable (EVSE), Port Energy and other partners who helped prepare the submission. The county will return to the commission if additional approvals or funding commitments are required.","The Norfolk County Commission voted unanimously to authorize county staff to submit state incentive applications for six electric vehicle charging stations — one dual-port unit at each selected county location — with a plan emphasizing newer, faster Level 2 “supercharger” hardware and a performance-based contract model.","actionData","errors"]

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