Letter To The Editor: Will Sherborn Be Next On Green Funds List?

Hopkinton, Natick, Sudbury, Medway, and Wayland are among the green communities now eligible for $3.6 million in state grants to fund local renewable power and energy efficiency projects.

Hopefully Sherborn will be next. The recently formed Energy Committee is working to attain Green status here in Sherborn, which will help fund renewable energy projects to reduce the town's operating expenses.

If we achieve Green status, these are a few examples of interesting projects we could replicate here:

Medway got $158,450 for energy conservation measures and energy audits at several town buildings, including LED lighting replacements, anti-idling devices on all town vehicles, and window replacements.

Wayland’s $131,775 grant is for energy conservation measures at several municipal and school buildings, including lighting upgrades and design of an energy retrofit for the Town Hall to improve energy efficiency.

To learn more, contact Dan Glickman at dan@scsiboston.com.