Cohasset subcommittee to formalize position on single solar RFP ahead of June 24 school meeting

The Cohasset Alternative Energy Subcommittee reviewed the Request for Proposals (RFP) for leasing school roofs to host a solar array and agreed to formalize a recommendation to the full committee in advance of the School Committee meeting on June 24. Town Planner Cassandra Thayer said the executive-session meeting had been posted so the Committee could "discuss the lease of roofs and formalize a position on the RFP ahead of the School Committee meeting scheduled for June 24th."

Subcommittee members present — Doran Hole, Tom Daley and Chris Oddleifson — said most substantive questions had been addressed at prior meetings, though Daley noted outstanding building-related issues that he still wanted answered before a final recommendation. The members determined that absent Chair Tanya Bodell should be briefed before the Tuesday executive session; Mr. Hole asked Ms. Thayer to coordinate a preparatory call, and Ms. Thayer agreed to arrange availability by email. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Doran Hole, seconded by Tom Daley; the minutes record the result as "All Ayes," and the motion carried 3-0.

The discussion recorded in the minutes focuses on procedural steps to finalize the panel’s position on a single bid received under the RFP for rooftop leases at Deerhill and Osgood Schools. No formal vote on the RFP or lease terms is recorded in these minutes; the subcommittee instead set a path to discuss and potentially formalize its recommendation in a posted executive-session meeting before the school board consideration on June 24.