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Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of May 30, 2017
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC)was held on May 30, 2017 at
Cary Hall. A quorum of five was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Marcia Gens, Todd Rhodes, Dan Voss
Members Absent: Rick Reibstein
Other Attendees: None
The meeting was called to order at 7:20 pm.
Solar Energy Task Force (M. Sandeen)
• The Hartwell Facility is running. The upper canopy is down due to damage to power
lines during the fence installation, but the canopy should be back up and running this
week.
• Eversource is challenging the solar metering rates used by Lexington and other
towns.
Community Choice Aggregation (M. Sandeen)
• A letter will be going out to residents who receive Eversource Basic Service. The
letter will identify three options:
• Default: 100% Renewable
• Option 1: Local Green 100% Renewable
• Option 2: Basic Service
• Option 3: Remain on Eversource Basic Service
Lexington Energy Challenge (T. Rhodes)
• At the end of April, we were 33% through the year and at 30% of the HEA target.
• Insulation is at about 20% of the target.
Sustainability Director (M. Sandeen)
• The committee discussed the pros and cons of the Town establishing the role of a
Sustainability Director to lead programs intended to support sustainability and to
coordinate among other Town departments.
Priorities for the Board of Selectmen (M. Sandeen)
The Board of Selectmen has requested that committees communicate their priorities for
the coming year. The committee recommended the following priorities:
• Sustainable Building Policy (for Municipal building projects)
• Town staff to support Sustainable Lexington initiatives.
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