Senator Eldridge Secures $110,000 in FY22 Budget for Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton
Funds will go towards installing solar panels on the roof the new library
Littleton - State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton) has secured funding in the FY22 Senate Budget to install solar panels on the roof of the new Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton. The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed a $47.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) after adding $63.7 million in targeted investments over the course of three days of robust deliberations. As the threat of climate change builds, it’s important that we take steps whenever we can to reduce our carbon footprint and help protect our planet.
“The process of building a new library in Littleton started over 5 years ago,” said State Senator Jamie Eldridge. “It is great to see the project so close to completion. The Library Trustees, the Friends of Reuben Hoar Library group, and countless other Littleton residents have worked tirelessly to make their vision of a new library a reality, and I’m happy to have secured a $110,000 earmark to install solar panels on the new roof. I’m grateful to the State Senate, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Michael Rodrigues for their help in passing this earmark.”
In addition to a more modern building with expanded public areas and more study space, Senator Eldridge’s earmark will fund the project of purchasing and installing 96 solar panels on the roof of the new building. Construction of the new building began in July of 2020 after residents overwhelmingly supported it in a Town Meeting vote, and the library is expected to open some time this fall.
“Not only will the new library be the centerpiece of social and cultural life here in Littleton, but we are also excited to showcase how green power can benefit the town environmentally and economically,” said Mark Rambacher, Chair of the Reuben Hoar Library Trustees. “Littleton is proud to be a Green Community, and this money will help the library lead the way to a more renewable energy future.”
Differences between the Senate budget and the version passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives last month are expected to be reconciled through a Conference Committee.
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