Local Approval. The Municipal Aggregation Statute provides that a town may initiate the process to aggregate electrical load upon authorization by a majority vote of town meeting. The Town obtained such authorization by vote at its Annual Town Meeting held on May 5, 2014. A copy of the Town Meeting vote is attached as Exhibit A.
Local Approval. (1) Where an insti- tution of higher education is the appli- cant, each unit of general local govern- ment that is an entitlement jurisdic- tion where an activity is to take place must approve the activity and certify that the activity is consistent with its Consolidated Plan.
Local Approval. The Municipal Aggregation Statute requires that the Town obtain approval from the local governing authorities before initiating the development of the plan. Greenfield satisfied the local approval requirement when the Town Council voted unanimously to initiate the process of municipal aggregation on October 17, 2012 and the Mayor approved the resolution on October 20, 2012.1 The resolution is attached as Exhibit A. The engagement of the Mayor and Town Council in the subject of aggregation began long before the October 2012 votes. In May of 2011, the Town Council authorized the Mayor to establish a municipal aggregation exploratory committee. That committee met several times in the summer of 2011 and met with aggregation experts from the Department of Energy Resources (DOER). Then, in September 2011 the Town Council authorized the Planning Department to conduct an aggregation feasibility study. That study resulted in a finding that aggregation is feasible for Greenfield.
Local Approval. The Municipal Aggregation Statute requires that the Town obtain approval from the local governing authorities before initiating the development of the plan. Natick satisfied the local approval requirement when Natick’s Town Meeting voted to initiate the process of municipal aggregation on October 23, 2012. The minutes of the town meeting are attached as Appendix A.
Local Approval. The Municipal Aggregation Statute requires that the City obtain approval from the local governing authorities before initiating the development of the plan. Salem satisfied the local approval requirement when the City Council voted to initiate the process of municipal aggregation on November 20, 2014. The Council Order is attached as Exhibit A.
