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Council reviews plan for Progress Park EV‑charging pilot tied to two grant applications
Summary
City staff proposed pairing two grants to fund a pilot installing two Level‑3 public EV chargers at Progress Park at no upfront cost to Syracuse; councilors pressed staff about vendor selection, waiving competitive procurement, minority participation and maintenance funding after five years.
City staff briefed the Syracuse City Council on a proposed pilot to install two Level‑3 electric vehicle chargers at Progress Park, funded by two complementary grants: one from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a utility grant program. The administration said the combined grants would cover the project so there would be no up‑front cost to the city if both awards are secured.
An unnamed city staff member said the city lacks in‑house expertise to design and implement EV charging infrastructure and that a private partner would write the grants, design the project, procure chargers, install them and perform five years of…
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