Great Barrington — The Claire Teague Senior Center will soon have an electric generator to power the building, according to town Police Chief Paul Storti.
According to Storti, the town applied and received a Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency grant for $15,372. “The generator will power the whole building,” Storti wrote via email. “This allows us to utilize the building for a shelter, heating, and cooling station in the event of a power outage. It will be a great help for our community.”
Storti wrote that both he and department Executive Assistant Cara Becker worked on applying for and securing the funding and that the grant will cover the full cost of the project. “We hope to have all the paperwork and permits in place within a few months,” Storti wrote. “Then the town will award [a contractor] the project, and the generator will be ordered and installed.”
Storti did not specify a time frame for the project.
The center is located at 915 South Main St.
