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Condo leaders tell Senate Transportation bill’s 60‑day approval window risks safety and feasibility for EV chargers
Summary
Residents and property managers testified to the Senate Transportation Committee that H944’s 60‑day automatic‑approval rule for condominium EV chargers is impractical for many associations, citing old wiring, shared metering, fire/structural risks and high upgrade costs; witnesses urged a longer timeline and clearer reasonable‑restriction language.
Patricia McCubbin, president of the Northshore Condominium Association, told the Senate Transportation Committee that her Burlington development’s physical layout and aging electrical system make individual garage chargers difficult and costly to install. “We have 136 units on 44 acres,” McCubbin said, describing 25 residential buildings and roughly 30 garage buildings that share meters and rely on old underground wiring.
Why it matters: The committee is weighing sections of H944 that would limit condo association restrictions on EV chargers and create an automatic approval if associations fail to act within a set period. McCubbin and property managers…
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