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Albany Council approves $125,000 appropriation to keep gas-line decommissioning pilot moving while DOE grant issues are resolved
Summary
The Albany City Council unanimously approved a $125,000 appropriation from the Climate Action Adaptation Reserve to keep work on a gas-line decommissioning pilot project moving while Department of Energy grant access problems are resolved; staff will report back after phase 1.
The Albany City Council on March 3 unanimously approved an appropriation of $125,000 from the Climate Action Adaptation Reserve to sustain the city's gas-line decommissioning pilot project while the city waits to access federal grant funds.
City staff told the council earlier in the meeting that the Department of Energy (DOE) had indicated the city's grant account was no longer paused but the city could not yet log into the DOE's ASAP payment system to withdraw funds.
——— "We did finally receive a reply from the staff at the Department of Energy who are working with us on the grant. Good news. They've told us that we should now be able to get into the ASAP system," said Michelle Plouse, Community Development Analyst. "We have not been able to get into ASAP yet today. We…
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