Politics & Government

What Are the Green Community Grants Doing for Natick?

The police station and Morse library are some of the grant recipients.

Earlier this week the Department of Energy Resources announced that they would be issuing grants to 20 towns across the commonwealth.
With Natick being one of those towns residents wanted to know what the grant money is going for.
The 25 grants range in value from $19,309 at the top to $651 with several multi-thousand dollar projects included for the Morse Library, Recreation Center and Police Department Headquarters.

  • $19,309 - Springvale Water Treatment Facility – generator heater control
  • $2,066 - Springvale Water Treatment Facility – HVAC controls
  • $1,057 - Morse’s Pond well – install data point for electric heater
  • $827 - Health Center Sewer Pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $1245 - Cypress Road Sewer Pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $4,841 - Evergreen well – motor upgrade
  • $851 - Evergreen well – install data point for electric heater
  • $651 - Prime Park sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $7,649 - Prime Park sewer pump – motor upgrade
  • $5,082 - 4-M sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $851 - Pine Oaks well – install data point for electric heater
  • $819 - Travis Road sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $838 - Captain Tom’s Hill – install data point for electric heater
  • $16,340 - Captain Tom’s Hill – replace two variable speed drives
  • $745 - Bradford Road sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $745 - Elm Bank well – install data point for electric heater
  • $23,739 - Elm Bank Well – install 2 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
  • $851 - Pit Sewer Pump – install data points for electric heater
  • $851 - Pamela Road Sewer Pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $851 - Jennings Pond sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $851 - Grove Road sewer pump – install data point for electric heater
  • $6,220 - Grove Road sewer pump – motor upgrade
  • $10,376 - Morse Library – retrocommissioning project
  • $10,426 - Police & Fire headquarters – retrocommissioning project
  • $8,761 - Recreation Center – retrocommissioning project


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