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The Wind Energy Team has been working vigorously on logistical issuesfor the construction of the Town Meeting approved wind turbine. The wind turbine’sfinal construction design has been completed and the project’s NStar interconnectionagreement has been finalized. The agreement contains prices fornew pole and power line construction, methods to get the soon to be generatedpower to the power grid, the safety mechanisms for the Town and NStar. Theremaining construction impediments are the legal appeals by Quarry Hills, andsite access issues. A definitive installation date will be determined pending theoutcome of the legal appeals filed by Quarry Hills Associates.The Town’s wind project received $40,000 from a $157,100 Green Communitygrant during 2010. The Wind Energy Team has had great support fromthe Wind Energy Committee, the Alternative Energy Committee, the ConservationCommission, and the State’s Clean Energy Center.The Business & Citizen Advisory Committee, consisting of 14 membersappointed by the Selectmen in 2009, has met monthly since January 2010 withits chosen contractor Howard/ Stein-Hudson. The BCAC presented the FINALReport of their East Milton Square Parking and Access Study to the Selectmenin June 2011. The final report specifically addresses:• The goals and objectives developed for the project by the project teamand the BCAC.• The public involvement approach used by the project team to gather inputfrom the BCAC, local residents, and other key stakeholders.• Existing conditions in East Milton Square in terms of parking, vehiclecirculation, bicycle and pedestrian access.• Short-, medium-, and long-range options to address the project goals.• The recommendations of the project team and next steps.The report has been taken under advisement by the Selectmen and some ofthe specific recommendations are being reviewed for further study or possibleimplementation.350th Anniversary CelebrationThe Board of Selectmen appointed a volunteer Committee to plan festivitiesfor the upcoming 350th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town. Miltonwas settled in 1640 as part of Dorchester, and incorporated as a separatecommunity in 1662. Town Meeting appropriated $5,000.00 to be expended bythe Committee for planning a celebration in 2012. The Committee over thenext several months will be holding fundraising events to help defray the costof this celebration.164