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Sustainable Westborough seeks school-committee signoff on ZEV-first policy; committee members request wording clarifications
Summary
Sustainable Westborough presented a proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) First policy required to qualify as a Climate Leader community and to access DOER grant funds; the school committee did not vote and agreed to work with Sustainable Westborough on clearer language to preserve school autonomy while meeting state requirements.
Representatives from Sustainable Westborough, Peter Flynn (chair) and Jeff Levine (vice chair), presented a proposed 0-emission-first vehicle policy intended to help Westborough qualify for the Massachusetts Climate Leader program and access Department of Energy Resources (DOER) grant funding. The policy prioritizes battery-electric vehicles when replacing end-of-life municipal and school fleet vehicles but includes exceptions and a written-justification process.
Jeff Levine emphasized the policy is ‘‘0 emission vehicles first, but not 0 emission vehicles only’’ and repeatedly assured the committee…
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