A federal initiative to make sure low-income and disadvantaged communities can benefit from access to solar-powered electricity might include Richmond neighborhoods soon, if the government doesn’t reverse course and cancel the program.
That’s according to a presentation from the Richmond Environmental Sustainability Commission at Richmond Common Council’s July 21 meeting. Commission member Alison Zajdel brought the opportunity to council members in the form of a potential $3 million investment of federal tax dollars with no local matching funds or long-term commitments required. Council just had to say “yes” to the project, and they did, voting unanimously to move it forward.
Zajdel said Richmond had been invited to participate in the program just about six weeks ago, joining Indianapolis, Gary, Columbus, South Bend and other communities that could split over $117 million in designed funds with a very narrow…
