The legislature today approved final Chapter 90 numbers, increasing aid by roughly 29% for most communities.
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Rt 2/16 Intersection Plans
Proposed changes could streamline this very congested intersection without any expansion into neighboring wetlands. The work is still early in the design phase and construction is 3 to 5 years away.
Found Money
State Treasurer Steve Grossman is making the annual push to distribute funds abandoned in financial institutions. You can check on the web to see whether the Treasurer has custody of funds in your name.
Increased Chapter 90 Highway Aid
Chapter 90 funding for the coming fiscal year is likely to be increased by 29%, which will provide a modest additional amount for each of my communities.
Stretch Code in Belmont
A meeting tonight in Belmont will consider adoption of the stretch code. The local option to adopt the stretch code comes out of the Green Communities Act that we passed in 2008. In communities adopting the stretch code, new homes and major renovations will have to meet lower energy use targets.
Numbers matter (an oral presentation outline)
Carbon reduction goals — 80% by 2050 (enough?) Global Warming Solutions Act Planning process Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020 Secretary’s Determination Greenhouse gas inventory (see page 4) How much is under individual control? Deep Energy Retrofit Project Downsize first The project photos CFM Goals Case study I (Building Science) Continual learning process Monitoring …
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