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Right now, City Hall and Carpenter Recreation Center have a combined 634 solar panels. To expand those, the city is looking into when that investment will break even on various buildings and is evaluating their options.

For example, putting solar panels on the Trail Winds recreation center will cost $1.3 million upfront, but the city will break even 13.5 years with the help of a $560,000 grant or rebate.

In addition to solar panels, the city has added 18 ports for electric charging stations for vehicles. e city owns three electric motorcycles and 82 hybrids currently. 73% of those are in the police department.

As more turnover of the police department’s vehicle eet occurs, the city is looking at hybrid and electric options to replace those patrol cars.

For water conservation, it’s full steam ahead on Naturally ornton. rough the program, Naturally ornton will convert 50% of the grass in parks to native grasses and other plants, with 38 acres completed so far. With the city able to convert 25 acres per year, the project should be completed by 2034, according to estimates from 2022. e city will also continue to provide rebate programs for more e cient toilets. As well, residents can get money back for multiple outdoor programs, such as water-wise landscape rebates and smart irrigation controllers. ornton will also be upgrading water meters to produce real-time water usage information, instead of residents needing to wait each month to see how much water they’ve used.

For trash, sta made routes more e cient which resulted in reducing fuel usage by 7.6%/ and route miles by 20%.

Drop-o composting also increased by 150% between 2020 and 2022.

Xeriscape e orts

City Councilor Karen Bigelow asked if the city is helping residents replace their lawns with xeriscaping. Huang said there is a replacement program on the city’s website, though there is a limit on how much they can help.

She also asked if curbside composting will be allowed in the future. Huang said the city applied for grants from the EPA and the decision will come later this year.

Bigelow also asked about e-bike discounts for residents. Huang said the city hasn’t considered it yet since there haven’t been any requests.