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Select Board authorizes signing of $68,750 state heat-pump grant contract
Summary
The board authorized execution of a $68,750 contract from the Governor's Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future for heat pump installations, approved a two-year spending window and discussed whether Town Hall will be included.
The Select Board authorized signing the final contract for a $68,750 community-action grant from the Governor's Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future to install heat pumps in a town-owned building. A board member said that once the contract is signed the town will receive the check and may begin work; the grant allows two years to spend the funds.
Board members indicated the grant will be used for heat-pump work at the specific building discussed during the meeting, while Town Hall remains a potential but uncertain candidate due to outstanding siding and insulation issues. The board asked public works to prepare the site (including vegetation removal) to ease installation and discussed pairing heat pumps with future solar panels to reduce operating costs.
The board moved to authorize the chair or designated official to sign the contract and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Members noted the benefit of a longer, two-year period to avoid hurried decisions.
