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Energy committee recommends two Level 2 chargers; Select Board motion to seek non-tax funding recorded
Summary
The Tamworth Energy Committee recommended a two-space Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging installation and a preferred vendor; the Select Board heard the recommendation and a motion was made to seek 100% non-tax funding for the project, though the transcript does not record a definitive final roll-call outcome.
The Tamworth Energy Committee presented results of an EV charging station bid process and urged the Select Board to authorize seeking 100% non-tax funding for two Level 2 charging spaces in the town office parking lot.
The committee’s presentation, given by Gabrielle Watson, summarized three bids that ranged roughly from $15,000 to $35,000. Watson said the committee favored a mid-range bid because that vendor had local experience (installation at Loon Mountain), offered a turnkey solution (site preparation, installation and commissioning), and proposed hardware the committee characterized as having a “97-plus percent” uptime record. The plan the committee described was for two destination-style Level 2 chargers intended for visitors who spend an hour or more in the village (library, farmers market, theater, bakery).
Watson said the committee’s goal is that all electricity and routine maintenance costs be paid from user fees tied…
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