Iberdrola 2nd Shift Request July 13th at 6:30pm

Dear Neighbors,

As you may recall, a neighborhood meeting was held on June 13th in connection with a request by Iberdrola, the contractor building the power plant, for an extension of work hours. Iberdrola has requested an extension of hours that would allow a work crew of approximately 140 workers (significantly smaller than the size of the current daytime construction crews) to conduct welding and other low noise operations in the evening between 5pm and midnight. By bringing on a smaller night time crew, the contractor will be able to ready work for the next day and advance the project schedule. The goal of this temporary, night time work would be to help bring the project to completion in a faster manner.

We recognize that work on the current project impacts the neighborhood. Traffic, noise, and dust are hard to avoid during the construction of a project of this size, especially given the proximity to residential abutters. For that reason, the City has been unwilling to grant Iberdrola's request without some consensus from the neighborhood on the request to extend construction hours. During the June 13th meeting, Iberdrola provided additional information on the work that would be undertaken during the extended hours and also offered to establish a $250,000 fund for grants to homeowners living in close proximity to the plant to help with home repairs, weatherization and/or noise reduction upgrades, along with some additional funding for new green space that will be constructed between the power plant and Collins Cove. At the conclusion of the June 13th meeting, we requested that Iberdrola provide more detailed information in writing related to their request for the extension of hours, as well as additional details regarding the funding proposal.