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Deep River committee advances municipal energy benchmarking, electric‑tool policy and light‑pole inventory
Summary
The committee assigned tasks to collect benchmarking data for municipal buildings, develop a preferred battery‑electric purchasing policy for hand‑held lawn tools, and complete a light‑pole inventory by June 22 with Loretta to enter data into the town GIS. The Climate Leader submission is being prepared with an August 18 deadline.
The Deep River SustainableCT Committee advanced several municipal energy actions in a single session: energy benchmarking for town facilities, a draft purchasing policy favoring battery‑electric hand‑held lawn equipment, and a townwide light‑pole inventory.
On benchmarking, the committee reported records for most town buildings have been located but said the schools present special cases because of equipment such as computers and kitchen appliances; Lenore was assigned to contact the responsible administrators to gather usage metrics.
Jeff reported he has invited the committee to a webinar on electric lawn equipment. The committee intends to recommend a draft policy to the Board of Selectmen that would prefer battery‑electric hand‑held equipment for future town purchases where feasible; the minutes do not record the text of that draft or any procurement thresholds.
Lenore divided remaining town areas among members for the light inventory, with a collection deadline of June 22. Loretta will then enter light‑pole information into the town GIS. Separately, the committee assigned members to research Climate Leader eligible actions and set an internal goal to complete the submission well before the technical deadline of noon on August 18.
The minutes do not specify expected costs, vendor lists, procurement timelines, or which administrators will sign off on school energy data; those items were delegated for follow up.
