SomervilleMeetings

26-0601 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $125,000 grant that requires a match, from the Department of Energy Resources to the Office of Sustainability and Environment for light retrofitting at Dilboy Field.

From
Sustainability & Environment
Introduced
Apr 2, 2026
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
220561
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History

  1. Apr 30, 2026
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Apr 23, 2026
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.A.16.
  3. Apr 21, 2026
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 2.
  4. Apr 9, 2026
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.17.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $125,000 from the Department of Energy Resources Green Communities Division to the Office of Sustainability and Environment, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant requires some level of matching funds from the city. The purpose of this grant is to pay for the lighting retrofit project at Dilboy Field. The additional $174,460 in funds required to complete the project were previously approved by the City Council on February 26, 2026. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Jake Wilson, Mayor