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April 23, 2021
Mayor Charles C. Kokoros is pleased to announce the Town of Braintree has been designated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Green Community and will receive an initial grant of $202,590.00.
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The Green Communities Designation and Grant Program provides a road map and financial and technical assistance to municipalities that pledge to reduce municipal energy use by 20 percent over 5 years. In addition to the 20 percent energy use reduction, the Town fulfilled other designation requirements including: designating areas for as-of-right siting for renewable or alternative energy research and development facilities in two zoning districts within the Town with expedited permitting, approving a fuel-efficient vehicle purchasing policy for municipal vehicles, and the adoption of a more stringent building efficiency code, achieved when the Town adopted the Stretch Energy Code in 2019.