Task force discusses advising planning board on EV‑ready parking for new developments

Apr 21, 2026

Members debated whether the Climate Smart Task Force should provide nonbinding recommendations to the planning board and developers — for example, encouraging new parking lots to reserve stalls for future EV charging — citing a Suffolk County planning commission suggestion.

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A resident and several task force members raised the Kelly apartment project and the planning board's recent approval, noting the Suffolk County Planning Commission had recommended developers plan for future EV‑charging stalls in new parking lots. Members discussed whether the task force should produce nonbinding recommendations or guidance the planning board could reference.

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