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Commission discusses pursuing EV charging grants; staff asked to circulate company email for review
Summary
A commission member reported receiving an email from a company arranging meetings about grants to install electric-vehicle charging stations; the commission asked staff to circulate the email for review and noted the city plans to add electric buses to its fleet.
During the meeting of the Martinsville City Redevelopment Commission, a commission member said they received an email from a company that is scheduling meetings about grants to install electric-vehicle charging stations and asked whether the RDC would be interested in pursuing grant opportunities.
The member said the city already has a couple of chargers and offered to pursue the opportunity. A second speaker suggested forwarding the email to the commission for staff review; Gary, a staff member, said he would be curious to see the email and asked to have it forwarded. The request to circulate the email was not a formal motion; the transcript shows the commission agreed to review the information.
Commission discussion noted the city plans to add electric buses to its fleet in coming years and that the transportation garage would have at least one charger. Gary described how some charging stations operate by card payment and that several regular users visit the existing stations.
No grant application or procurement action was approved at the meeting; staff were asked to circulate the email and the commission will consider the information in a future meeting if the grant or program details warrant further action.
