Warwick Buildings and Energy Committee draft minutes

July 13th, 2011, at 6:40 pm

Attending: Jack Cadwell, Jim Toth, Janice Kurkoski, Steve Kurkoski, Dan
Dibble, Barbara Walker, David Young, Rich Fields

May 18th meeting minutes amended and accepted

NEW SAFETY BUILDING

Brian Miner is trying to contact Peter Russo at National Grid for some
engineering help. There is also about $125,000 in Green Community money
available, but we would need to become a Green Community first. Perhaps
the Fire Dept. could be instrumental in presenting the Green Communities
program to our Warwick community.

Janice will ask Brian Miner to contact Dennis Lenier at Tully Fire
Station to see if any of the funds that helped pay for that project
might apply here.

TOWN HALL WINDOWS

The first set of windows has been rebuilt and installed in the dining
room and Jack is satisfied with them. There have been two more sets done
and a forth set is in progress.

Jack reports that the window frames need to be repaired and repainted.
Janice will get Jack some window gasket material.

LIBRARY

Before doing energy work in the library, there are some issues that need
to be addressed, such as mold. Perhaps the proposed energy engineer
could help with this.

SCHOOL

Jim has tried to meet with the PVRS but they have been too busy so far.
He will continue to pursue a meeting with them in regards to our
proposed energy and conservation changes to the Warwick school building
and the ways repairs and capital improvements are paid for. David
reported that the town has hired Nate the custodian for the summer, and
he could do some small items we come up with. Jim and Janice will
generate a to-do list from the energy audit report and copy it to David
and the committee.

MISCELLANEOUS

We discussed making a recommendation to the selectboard that we place an
article in the special town meeting this fall asking for money for
engineering and building performance assessments for the highway
buildings and the library. The committee decided to table further
discussion and inform David that we will be voting on this at our next
meeting.

We will check in with David about the North Quabbin Solar Project: the
first phase being a 2MW system at Hunt's farm in Orange. The town can
buy into this project by signing a contract to buy elec. from the
project at a fixed rate for 10 years, even if we are in a contract with
Hampshire Power.

This fall there will be a full day "Smart Building" workshop in Athol
sponsored by CET. It will be free or nearly free ($25?). The new stretch
code will be discussed. This would be a very good meeting for our local
builders, tradespeople, architects, etc. to attend. Phil Delory, our
building inspector, and John Jackson (Athol Energy Committee) are
organizing it.

Meeting adjourned; 8:10

Next meeting August 17th 6:30