Politics & Government
Middletown to Participate in Energy Efficiency Study
The Middletown Township Council voted to participate in an in-depth Delaware County Energy Plan study at its meeting Monday.
The unanimously approved plans to participate in an in-depth Delaware County Energy Plan study at Monday's council meeting.
Township Manager Bruce Clark explained that Middletown Township has been selected to participate in a special in-depth case study as part of the Delaware County Energy Plan that will work to increase energy efficiency in the municipality.
As a result of a recent $3.6 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to Delaware County, each Delaware County municipality has been designated about $15,000 in grant money to put toward energy efficiency initiatives, such as energy-saving light bulbs or energy efficient vehicles, Clark said.
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Middletown Township, however, has been selected by Delaware County to participate further in the energy efficiency program, as one of six "sample data municipalities." Clark said that as a result, the township will receive additional funding to hire consultants who will research the ways the township uses its energy.
The consultants will then make recommendations on how the township can become more energy efficient, Clark said. As a sample municipality, Middletown’s data will then be compiled with that of other municipalities to form a better picture of how Delaware County as a whole can become more energy efficient, Clark said.
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The council unanimously agreed to participate in the Delaware County Energy Plan as one of the six sample data municipalities.
Clark said he was not sure exactly when the township will receive the additional funding for the Delaware County Energy Plan. The township was asked to reply to the county’s letter about participating as a sample data municipality by March 25.
A public hearing on the Franklin Mint property zoning change was rescheduled for April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Penncrest High School’s auditorium. The hearing was rescheduled, Council Chairman Scott Galloway said, due to the absence of councilmember Mark Kirchgasser, as the board wanted all seven members to be present at the hearing.
