Rochester — The Town of Rochester has been awarded a grant for three electric cars, it was announced at Monday night's Selectmen meeting. The grant, from the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program, also covers the cost of a charging station.
A decision on where the charging station is going to go has not been made, but Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar said she is looking into it, and after doing research will put forth a recommendation.
The board gave Szyndlar permission to apply for the grant less than a month ago at the July 25 meeting.
The grant pays for three-year leases of the electric cars and is part of a state program for towns to reduce emissions and fight global warming.
In other news:
Chair Naida Parker announced that the town is looking for volunteers to help with the November election. Despite a new early voting option, the town anticipates a large number of people voting on Election Day.
"If the interest in voter registration is any indicator to the turn out, it's going to be huge," Parker said.
Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Parker at the town clerk office.
The board also chose Oct. 19 as the date for Special Town Meeting.
Source: Rochester receives electric car grant, sets Special Town Meeting date
No comments:
Post a Comment