Resident outlines plan for Level 2 EV charger near Town Hall; board asks for site details

A resident-presenter (S8) described a volunteer-led effort to install a Level 2 electric-vehicle charger near Tunbridge Town Hall and outlined the grant mechanics that make a town-owned site advantageous.

S8 said a state grant program would contribute up to $32,000 if the charger is on town property and if the town can document access for a town employee; he described two operational models: an outside vendor to administer payments and operations, or the town to manage the charger directly. Board members raised practical concerns about a written easement and a shared septic line in the proposed back lot. S3 cautioned the board that the easement may be tied to a shared septic system and recommended the board locate septic risers before approving contractor work.

The presenter noted alternatives — the library, the Grange, the fairgrounds and the parish house — and suggested the planning commission or law-clinic partners could help pursue a contractor quote before June 30, the advertised grant deadline. The board did not commit to a site; S8 said he would follow up with the legal clinic and return with a contractor estimate and clarified easement information.

"If this grant that issue is made... I would say if it was close enough that there would be... there would be no cost to the town other than the fact that, you know, the town would be... They technically would be over," S8 said while describing town responsibilities if the grant were awarded.