Environmental Affairs Fund

Overview

In 2016, the Town established an Environmental Affairs Fund. The Fund is replenished from 50% of the revenues from renewable energy payments in lieu of taxes. The Fund is available to meet the costs of environmental projects including, design and engineering, mitigation, land acquisition, water quality assessments, stormwater control improvement, river restoration, or a grant match to other State or Federal environmental grants.

Environmental Affairs Fund Usages

Established by Chapter 358 of the Acts of 2016 (PDF).

Environmental Affairs Report (PDF) as of January 2020

Fiscal YearDateActivity50% ShareInterest EarnedTown Meeting AppropriationsRunning Balance
20176/30/1750% of PILOT Funds Collected in FY2017118,821.39N / AN / A118,821.39
201810/21/17FATM-Article 4E (PDF): PIT Tag Project @ Town BrookN / AN / A(21,000)97,821.39

N / A		6/30/1850% of PILOT Funds Collected in FY2018191,219.03N / AN / A289,040.42
N / A6/30/18Interest EarningsN / A1,251.47N / A290,291.89
20194/7/18ATM-Article 9A16 (PDF): Town Forest Pine CuttingN / AN / A(12,500)277,791.89

N / A		4/7/18ATM-Article 9A22: Feasibility Jenney Pond BypassN / AN / A(36,680)241,111.89

N / A		10/20/18FATM-Article 4G (PDF): Water St Parking Lot ContaminationN / AN / A(240,000)1,111.89

N / A		6/30/1950% of PILOT Funds Collected in FY2019195,982.19N / AN / A197,094.08
N / A6/30/19Interest EarningsN / A2,298.66N / A199,392.74
202010/1/19Return from Water St Parking LotN / AN / A100,136.69299,529.43

N / A		10/19/19FATM-Article 4H (PDF): Jenney Pond Dam Engineering and PermittingN / AN / A(77,000)222,529.43

N / A		10/19/19FATM-Article 4I (PDF): Jenney Pond Dredging Engineering and PermittingN / AN / A(101,000)121,529.43

N / A		10/19/19FATM-Article 4K (PDF): Holmes Dam Sediment
N / A		N / A(75,000)46,529.43

N / A		10/19/19FATM-Article 4L (PDF): Savery Pond Watershed StudyN / AN / A(28,977)17,552.43

N / A		6/30/2050% of PILOT Funds Collected in FY2020200,887.82N / AN / A218,440.25

N / A		6/30/20Interest EarningsN / A2,420.70N / A

220,860.95

202110/17/20FATM-Article 4C (PDF): Herring Pond Watershed StudyN / AN / A(71,024)149,836.95

N / A		10/17/20FATM-Article 4D (PDF): Jenney Pond Dam Bypass Engineering and PermittingN / AN / A(75,000)74,836.95

N / A		10/17/20FATM-Article 6 (PDF): Cyanobacteria Sampling - Various PondsN / AN / A(17,500)57,336.95

N / A		10/17/20FATM-Article 7 (PDF): Foothills Preserve Restoration PlantingsN / AN / A(45,800)11,536.95

N / A		10/17/20FATM-Article 8 (PDF): DMEA Educational TrailerN / AN / A(10,000)1,536.95

N / A		6/30/2150% of PILOT Funds Collected in FY2021206,016.74N / AN / A207,553.69

N / A		6/30/21Interest EarningsN / A702.03N / A208,255.72
N / A6/30/21Projects Closed Out: PIT Tag Project,
Town Forest Pine Cutting, Holmes Dam Sediment Disposal		N / AN / A13,888.86222,144.58
202211/1/21FATM-Article 4 (PDF): Bartlett Road Bridge EngineeringN / AN / A(124,000)98,144.58
N / A11/1/21FATM-Article 7 (PDF): eDNA Study Town Brook/BillingtonN / AN / A(10,000)88,144.58

6/30/22Interest EarningsN / A385.50N / A88,530.08
20237/1/22ATM-Article 18 (PDF): Planning and Permitting - Long Beach PierN / AN / A(35,500)53,030.08
TotalsN / AN / A$912,927.17$7,058.36(866,955.45)N / A