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Farmers Branch sustainability staff update highlights LED retrofits, water-meter rollout, EV pickup and tree giveaways
Summary
City staff briefed the Farmers Branch Sustainability Committee on near-complete residential water-meter conversion, ongoing LED lighting retrofits and a council-approved EV pickup purchase, and outlined community programs including rebates, compost workshops and a 200-tree giveaway this fall.
City sustainability staff updated the Farmers Branch Sustainability Committee on a range of ongoing programs, saying the residential water-meter conversion is nearly finished and that grant-funded LED retrofits and an electric pickup truck will reduce costs and emissions.
Alex (presenter, staff) told the committee that residential water meters are about 98% installed citywide and that commercial meter conversion is roughly 88% complete, with the remaining commercial installs expected after the current year. Alex also described recent energy-efficiency work: LED fixtures were…
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