The Joint Committee on Education released its draft education reform bill on Tuesday afternoon. I will say now that I do expect to vote for the bill, but elements of it are still in flux, so input is still meaningful.
Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reforms
The Ethics reform bill that we passed earlier this year imposes a number of new disclosure and procedural requirements.
Re substation
I think that BMLD should consider using more transformers, rather than two 50 megawatt units. This would enable us to match the on-line capacity to the actual load more closely. Consider the savings in the cost of the iron loss in a 50 megawatt transformer not needed to meet demand: Iron loss at 0.25 % = 125 …
Honoring Veterans
In this week before our national day for honoring our veterans, the House passed a bill which assists Massachusetts veterans in a number of important ways.
Conservation Efforts at Belmont Light
Conservation and smart load management are, indeed, very important elements of the business startegy for Belmont Light. As Chair of the Municipal Light Advisory Board, it is important to point out that outr Board is pushing for more and better load management and conservation. We fully intend to be more aggressive on thaty front as …
Budget cuts
My name is Bill Knowlton and I live in Belmont. I have worked with homeless individuals for over 15 yrs. I want to request your help as my elected Representative to have Governor Patrick rethink and rescind the budget reduction to 7004-0102. This item targeted for homeless unaccompanied adult men and women is money that goes …