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Lowell sustainability panel votes to send city‑level letter supporting state 'Zero Carbon Renovation Fund' bill
Summary
The Lowell City Sustainability Commission voted to draft a letter, routed through the sustainability division, asking the city manager to recommend that the local legislative delegation support an act establishing a $300 million zero‑carbon renovation fund (House Bill 3577 / Senate Bill 2286). One commissioner abstained pending updated bill text.
The Lowell City Sustainability Commission voted Thursday to send a letter of support, routed through the city's sustainability division and to the city manager, recommending that Lowell's state legislative delegation back an Act Establishing a Zero Carbon Renovation Fund.
Commissioners said the proposed fund — identified in discussion as House Bill 3577 and Senate Bill 2286 — would create $300 million to subsidize energy‑efficiency renovations of existing buildings, support transitions to electric heating, hot water and cooking systems, and facilitate on‑site renewable energy installations. The commission discussed the proposal in the context of Lowell's…
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