Mayor Creates Melrose Sustainability Manager Role, Fills Position

MELROSE, MA — Mayor Paul Brodeur announced the creation of a city sustainability manager position and filled it with the current energy efficiency coordinator, making good on one of his campaign promises to help Melrose navigate climate change challenges by establishing the position.

Martha Grover will be fill the full-time position. She had been the energy efficiency coordinator since 2010.

"On the campaign trail, I promised residents that I would take meaningful steps to ensure that we as a City will continue to lead when it comes to responding to and combating the effects of climate change," Brodeur said in a press release. "I'm proud that I've been able to deliver on this promise by making a strategic investment in expanding the role of our Energy Efficiency Coordinator to become the City’s first Sustainability Manager."

The sustainability manager will direct the plan to guide Melrose toward being net-zero and carbon free by 2050.

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"This position is a tremendous opportunity for Melrose to continue to be a regional and national leader when it comes to our approach to Climate Change," Grover said in the release. "I’m grateful for Mayor Brodeur’s vision and investment in the work we’ve been able to accomplish so far, and I am looking forward to what we can achieve together in the near future."

Grover recently helped secure a grant of $219,028 for energy efficiency upgrades in some schools and a $70,313 grant to fund a new design for the City Hall parking lot, which struggles with flooding.

Anyone interested in Melrose's sustainability efforts can contact Grover at mgrover@cityofmelrose.org or 781-979-4195.