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Council accepts $75,000 Community Resilience grant for solar, heat pumps and water capture; LCC shows Tree City USA designation
Summary
The council unanimously accepted a $75,000 Community Resilience Partnership community action grant to fund a solar array and two EV chargers for the West Cumberland Fire Station, heat pumps at the library, and water capture for the community garden; the Lands and Conservation Commission also announced Cumberland was named a Tree City USA.
The Town Council voted unanimously to accept a $75,000 Community Resilience Partnership community action grant, presented to the council by Mike Schwint of the Lands and Conservation Commission (LCC).
Schwint told the council the grant breaks down as $55,000 for a solar array, an energy audit and two level‑2 EV chargers for the West Cumberland Fire Station; $15,000 for a pair of heat pumps at the library; $1,000 expected from Efficiency Maine;…
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