Board Meeting on July 11, 2024
Donations support senior care and electric buses
The MPE Board reviewed and approved two donation requests to support the Mountain Family Center’s (MFC) senior programming and West Grand School District’s (WGSD) school bus electrification.
MFC intends to expand its senior program support, which includes its Senior Bountiful Basket Program and Helping Hand exploration, to “provide older adults the opportunity to ‘age in place’ with the support needed to do so,” said MFC Executive Director Stacy Starr in the donation request. The growing senior population will benefit from the funding of $15,000 through weekly delivery and well-check visits. These provide social engagement as well as access to healthy foods they might not otherwise receive. MFC will also explore services for these seniors, including “handyman” maintenance, lawn care, and snow removal.
WGSD in Kremmling is looking to add two electric buses and charging infrastructure to its fleet. The district is receiving state and federal funding for the buses, but the MPE donation of up to $15,400 will support the charging infrastructure needed for the additional buses. The funding will be contingent on WGSD working with MPE to allow the charging devices to be scheduled/controlled by the co-op to maximize efficiency and minimize system impacts. WGSD is partnering with Highland Electric Fleets for project implementation. MPE and Tri-State Generation and Transmission previously provided support for WGSD to become one of the first school districts in the state to add an electric school bus to its fleet in 2020.
The Board’s final review of donation requests for 2024 is scheduled for the November 14 Board Meeting. The deadline to submit donation requests for this review is October 24. See www.mpei.com/donation-request for the application form.
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