Westerly council hears planning-board warning about bus garage over aquifer; environmental study expected in spring
At its Dec. 1 meeting, the Westerly Town Council discussed a planning-board memo raising groundwater risks posed by the town’s school-bus garage, especially for electric-bus battery fires; the town manager said PAR Engineering was contracted in October and a report is expected in early spring. Several councilors urged caution about adding more EV buses until the study is complete.
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The Westerly Town Council, meeting Dec. 1, held an extended discussion after the planning board flagged the town’s school-bus garage as sitting in a wellhead/aquifer protection area and said electric-bus battery fires could pose new contamination risks.
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