Energetic effort will result in cost savings

Village Council takes steps needed to receive NOPEC grant

North Perry Village is getting closer to securing a grant that will pay for an energy-improvement project at the community’s government building.

Village Council, at a meeting earlier this month, approved two resolutions that were required to obtain a NOPEC Energized Community Grant.

Council passed measures authoring Mayor Ed Klco to accept the grant and spend that funding once it’s received. Council originally faced a June 30 deadline to take that action, but an extension was granted by NOPEC, village Fiscal Officer Joanne Clapp said at the July 16 council meeting.

The village plans to use the $755 grant to help purchase and install a new furnace at Village Hall, located at 4449 Lockwood Road.

“We don’t want to let (the grant money) get away,” Klco said, when village administrators and council members discussed the subject during the June 4 council meeting.

NOPEC’S Energized Community Grant program supplies funding to help member communities “implement energy savings or energy infrastructure measures,” according to the organization’s website.

In addition, NOPEC noted that the Energized Community Grants can be used for government facilities, businesses or residents. Examples of eligible projects include LED lighting upgrades, insulation, energy-efficient windows and generators.

NOPEC, formally known as the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, is a provider of energy aggregation programs for communities throughout Ohio.