School Claims Parking is “Educational Use”

 Climate Change, Construction and Housing, Environment, January/February 2023, Open Space, Parking  Comments Off on School Claims Parking is “Educational Use”
Jan 032023
 
School Claims Parking is “Educational Use”

By Justin Roe Belmont Hill School submitted their long-awaited plan for the Belmont Hill woodlands area to the planning board in October. The response from Belmont’s residents was instantaneous and overwhelming in opposing the proposal.  Within three weeks, Belmont’s Select Committee and Planning Board have received hundreds of letters voicing town opposition to the project. A petition in opposition has attracted over 2,200 signatures, and hundreds of lawn signs and banners are popping up in every district in Belmont. School action groups from Lexington and Waltham are taking an active role. All within a few weeks.  The school presented its [READ MORE]

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Belmont Hill School Plans To Pave Woodlands

 Construction and Housing, Environment, July-August 2022  Comments Off on Belmont Hill School Plans To Pave Woodlands
Jun 202022
 
Belmont Hill School Plans To Pave Woodlands

By Justin Roe Belmont Hill School has always held itself out to be a good neighbor and a responsible member of our community. The Belmont Hill School Sustainability Club is proud to be “Mindful of the rising importance of promoting environmentally sustainable practices and environmental stewardship in our world today and in the future . . . to reduce our school’s impact on the environment and educate faculty and students alike about environmental issues in areas such as energy consumption, waste disposal, and climate change.” These are inspiring words. Nevertheless, Belmont Hill School has recently revealed plans to pave over [READ MORE]

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The Sun Rises for Belmont Solar Customers

 Newsletter, November 2015, Solar Power  Comments Off on The Sun Rises for Belmont Solar Customers
Nov 062015
 
The Sun Rises for Belmont Solar Customers

By Roger Wrubel If you are interested in installing solar panels on your roof and saving money while reducing your carbon footprint, the time to act is NOW. The first reason to act now is that the 30% federal tax credit for residential solar systems expires a short year from now, on December 31, 2016, and may very well not be renewed. To qualify for the credit, your solar system must be operational by the end of the 2016 calendar year. The second reason to act now is that after several tumultuous years of internal debate and false starts, which [READ MORE]

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