Arciero, Eldridge secure $100K for Littleton Senior Center solar panels
From left, Littleton Town Administrator Jim Duggan, Select Board member Mark Rambacher, Elder and Human Services Director Liz Tretiak, state Rep. James Arciero, state Sen. Jamie Eldridge and Assistant Town Administrator Ryan Ferrara pose with a ceremonial check for $100,000, the amount of funding Arciero and Eldridge secured for solar panels at the new Littleton Senior Center. (Courtesy Office of Rep. James Arciero)
Published by Lowell Sun
Press Release
November 26, 2024
LITTLETON — State Rep. James Arciero and state Sen. Jamie Eldridge recently presented a check for $100,000 to the town of Littleton for the installation of solar panels on the new Littleton Senior Center.
“Senator Eldridge and I are pleased we were able to secure this important funding for the new Littleton Senior Center which will not only serve our elder population, but will do so in an environmentally important way as we seek to implement carbon neutral energy use in public projects,” said Arciero, who sponsored an amendment to the fiscal 2025 state budget in May which was accepted in the final budget proposal.
This funding will install solar panels on the roof of the new senior center. This will help reduce the costs associated with energy used at the senior center which promises to become an important location for expanded senior activity.
“I am proud to work with my House colleague Representative Jim Arciero to secure a $100,000 earmark from the FY25 state budget to install 65 Kw of solar panels on the new Littleton Senior Center,” said Eldridge. “We were so happy to see the impressive progress on The Center on Shattuck Street, Home of Elder Services, Council on Aging and Veterans Services building, and we look forward to seeing this beautiful new center running on clean energy, saving the town and people of Littleton funds. As always a tremendous thank you to Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments for working with Littleton to expand solar to municipal buildings, and combating climate change.”
This funding follows a similar allocation of $110,000 in the 2021 state budget, which Eldridge spearheaded in the Senate and Arciero secured in the House for solar panels on the new Reuben J. Hoar Public Library, which was recently built behind the Littleton Town Hall after having outgrown its space in that building.