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From: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 2:40 PM
To: Adam D. Lamontagne <alamontagne@TempletonMA.gov>
Cc: Jennifer Belliveau <jbelliveau@templetonlight.com>
Subject: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

 

Adam,

 

Please see attached the Town’s invoice for this fiscal year 2023.

 

There is no due date on the invoice but if we could get it paid by June 30, 2023 that would be ideal.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

John M Driscoll

General Manager

 

Templeton Municipal Light & Water Plant

86 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 20

Baldwinville, MA 01436-0020

Phone (978) 939-5323, x11

Mobile (978) 652-2239

Fax     (978) 939-4309

Hi John,

 

I sent this off to Bob Szocik.  I don’t recall the town getting a bill like this before.

 

Adam D. Lamontagne, MPA, MCPPO

Town Administrator

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Town of Templeton

Town Hall, Room 6

P.O. Box 620, 160 Patriots Road

East Templeton, MA  01438

Phone 978-894-2778 Fax 978-894-2795

From: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 4:28 PM
To: Adam D. Lamontagne <alamontagne@TempletonMA.gov>
Cc: Jennifer Belliveau <jbelliveau@templetonlight.com>; Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: Re: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

Adam the Town hasn’t gotten this bill for about 8 years probably.  The light department paid 100% of the electricity bills for Templeton starting in FY16 till we moved to the ramp-down in FY19, 80%, 60%, etc. to 0% in FY23.

 

If it’s not in your budget for FY23 then the Town can pay next fiscal year (we’re not shutting lights off).

 

This bill is about half of what it used to be when we used all the HPS fixtures; now that we’re on all LED fixtures the energy savings is about 55%.

 

John

From: Adam D. Lamontagne <alamontagne@TempletonMA.gov>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2023 4:17 PM
To: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>
Cc: Jennifer Belliveau <jbelliveau@templetonlight.com>; Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: RE: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

Hi John,

 

Had a chance to speak with Bob S.  We put the electricity costs for the buildings at 100% but didn’t put in the street lights for FY ‘23.  Bob recommended to me that we add $15,699 for municipal street lights in his budget for FY ’24.  Apologize for my late response.

 

Adam D. Lamontagne, MPA, MCPPO

Town Administrator

From: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2023 4:57 PM
To: Adam D. Lamontagne <alamontagne@TempletonMA.gov>
Cc: Jennifer Belliveau <jbelliveau@templetonlight.com>; Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: RE: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

 

Adam this isn’t the Town’s fault it’s mine.  I sent you this letter about a year too late so you wouldn’t have known.  FY2023 is the first fiscal year that the Town is back to paying for 100% of its municipal electricity and lighting.

 

It’s not urgent, and if we have to wait till FY2024 to get paid that’s fine, it’s only 5 months away.

 

John

From: Szocik, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 12:57 PM
To: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>; Adam D. Lamontagne <ALamontagne@templetonma.gov>
Cc: Jennifer Belliveau <jbelliveau@templetonlight.com>
Subject: RE: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

Hi John

John I spoke with Adam for FY 23 street light bill I would like to pay you half now $7,146.00 and then towards the end of FY 23 pay the balance.

This way here if things go south it will be less I would have plan in my FY 14 budget.

We already put street lighting in for FY 24

I am trying not to incorporate 2 yrs. Worth in FY 24

Please let me know if this is acceptable on your side.

Many Thanks John

 

Bob Szocik

Bob Szocik

DPW Director

From: John Driscoll <jdriscoll@templetonlight.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 2:24 PM
To: Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: RE: FY2023 Town Street & Municipal Lighting Invoice

 

 

Bob,

 

It’s fine to pay us half now and the other half in May or June.

 

Thanks.

John

From: Thomas Berry
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 11:24 AM
To: Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: streetlight bill

 

Bob,

 

I spoke with John about the FY23 streetlight bill and he is asking if you can pay the balance ($3,746) by September 30^th.  Do you think that is doable?

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Berry

Electric Supt.

 

Templeton Municipal Light Plant

86 Bridge St.

Baldwinville, MA  01436

978 939-5323 Ext. 12

tberry@templetonlight.com

From: Thomas Berry <tberry@templetonlight.com>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 1:04 PM
To: Szocik, Bob <bszocik@templetonma.gov>
Subject: RE: streetlight bill

 

Bob,

 

John asked to put the remainder of the streetlight bill on the warrant for the town meeting.

 

 

Thank you

 

Tom

Thomas Berry

Electric Supt.

 

Templeton Municipal Light Plant

86 Bridge St.

Baldwinville, MA  01436

978 939-5323 Ext. 12