The West Tisbury select board this week voted to move forward with a plan to add two new electric vehicle chargers at the West Tisbury School.
The West Tisbury select board this week voted to move forward with a plan to add two new electric vehicle chargers at the West Tisbury School.
The board voted 2-1 at its meeting Wednesday to approve the energy committee’s proposed installation of the chargers, which were approved at the 2024 annual town meeting.
Some select board members had concerns about wires to the chargers being above ground and the installation of extra poles to support them. But installing underground wires would delay the timeline, according to a presentation from Eversource to the select board in January.
“[My understanding is] we put up a temporary pole to serve the chargers,” select board member Jessica Miller said. “And then at the time that we do the work on the school and run the new service underground, we would take the overhead [wires and poles] down and add the service into the new underground service.”
Select board chair Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter worried the poles may never go away once erected and was the lone vote against the plan.
“It may be temporary, but it may be permanent, depending on what the school decides to do,” Mr. Manter said. “I understand the challenges and difficulties with the work...but I’m concerned.”
The board also voted to open the soft shell clam season, effective Thursday through September.
Comments
What happened to the chargers
Jason Pelman WTWhat happened to the chargers at the town hall, and the ones at cronigs? So few public options to charge up now. Seems like we are moving backwards.
This is a solution looking
OB Resident Oak BluffsThis is a solution looking for a problem. If employees at the West Tisbury School can afford EV's then please stop complaining about how we don't pay school staff enough!
In 2020 I purchased an EV,
Uninformed residentIn 2020 I purchased an EV, the sticker price was 42,000. Federal and state incentives allowed me to end up owning the vehicle 5 years later with a total cost of around 25,000. Do you think 25,000 is too much for a school teacher to afford?
My niece just bought 2023
Albert GosnoldMy niece just bought 2023 Chevy Bolt, on Island, for $18,400
If the teachers can not afford $18,400 cars, gas or electric they are not being paid enough?
Electric cars are right thing for the Island, no range anxiety.
Particularly now that we can see the source of energy we consume...
Thank heavens! It is so hard
Carol formerly ChilmarkThank heavens! It is so hard to find a place to charge on MV when I come over to visit family, especially in the winter. I hope those are Level 3 (fast) chargers?
Who will pay for the charging
TisKid MVWho will pay for the charging?
The sad thing is that there
Chappy Guy ChappyThe sad thing is that there is this much energy and effort about installing only two chargers. If the island is serious about encouraging EV adoption, then a broader plan to create meaningful infrastructure is what is required. Put chargers at schools, town halls, municipal parking lots… require private lots (e.g., hotels) to have chargers at [10]% of their spaces, etc.
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