The city is planning security upgrades at its maintenance yard on Phillips Avenue.
The city is planning security upgrades at its maintenance yard on Phillips Avenue.
Newark City Council last week approved plans to spend $2.4 million in state grants on energy efficiency upgrades and maintenance projects at city facilities.
The money was allotted to the city by the state legislature through the capital improvement budget – commonly referred to as the bond bill – which contains one-time spending on infrastructure and other capital expenses.
Newark officials said the money will have a big impact on the city. The $2.4 million equates to 11 years worth of the city’s usual budget for facility maintenance.
The largest portion of the money, $2 million, will be used for the second phase of the city’s energy savings performance contract with Seiberlich Trane Energy Services. The first phase, which is wrapping up, consisted of $10 million in solar projects, new roofs for three city buildings and other energy efficiency projects.
Phase 2 will include the installation of solar panels on the roofs of the city’s two water treatment plants. It will also include HVAC upgrades in city buildings and new, better-insulated windows at the police station.
A crew will also relocate the fence at the new solar park near the Newark Reservoir to make it less visible and less intrusive for pedestrians. Residents of Old Paper Mill Road have complained that the fence around the solar panels is unsightly.
Meanwhile, the city will spend another $181,500 to replace the roof at the South Well Field Water Treatment Plant on South Chapel Street.
The existing roof is more than 25 years old. Patches have been implemented over the years; however, there is daylight showing and cracking in some sections of the roof, officials said. The roof protects sensitive treatment systems and chemical storage, along with electronics and communication systems.
The remaining $247,500 will be used for security upgrades at the city’s maintenance yard on Phillips Avenue.
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