Despite the amount of time they consumed, the DPW cuts, Accessory Dwelling Units, and Greenfield’s tax classification were not the only topics the City Council addressed on Wednesday evening. Wisdom Way Per DPW Director Marlo Warner’s comments to the Council, the project to fix the crumbling sidewalk and embankments on Wisdom Way has been in…
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No response from Council member Isaac Mass about GCET vote
I reached out to Town Councilor Isaac Mass earlier this week to ask why he believes that a special election would be required to change GCET’s status to an Enterprise Fund. As of today, I have heard nothing back from him, despite a follow-up email sent yesterday. This issue may have been rendered moot in…
The town’s lawyer says GCET should be both an Enterprise Fund and a Municipal Light Plant.
I posted earlier about enterprise fund versus Municipal Light Plant status for GCET. In response, Town Councilor Otis Wheeler mentioned that the town’s legal counsel is advising that GCET needs to remain an MLP, but that it can also be changed to an Enterprise Fund. The advice (which can be found on page 33 of…
It seems like GCET should have been an Enterprise Fund from the start.
While I have not yet had a chance to sift through how Municipal Light Plants work and why GCET was created as one, the other question I have been meaning to look into is what an Enterprise Fund is and what is required to create one. Enterprise funds are established under Section 53F1/2 of Massachusetts…
I don’t really get why GCET is a Municipal Light Plant.
Ever since The Recorder posted their story about Mayor Martin and Councilor Mass’s disagreement over changing GCET’s status to an enterprise fund, I have been trying to wrap my head around how the current arrangement works. My understanding is that GCET is classified as a Municipal Light Plant. However, when I started looking into how…