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Presentation by Milford Resident Ed Bowman... Learn How The Town of Fairfield leveraged grants, utility monies and tax revenue to incorporate Sustainable Energy Solutions into the Town of Fairfield's operations. Bring your questions and your ideas....
6-7pm - Networking
7-8pm Presentation: Ed Bowman

ED BOMAN
Assistant Director of Public Works
City of Fairfield

The following were important to the Town of Fairfield's Energy Management Plan:

Grants from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund for the fuel cell, A Photovoltaic system and a wind power study
Loans and grants from United Illuminating Company's Energy Opportunity and Energy Blueprint programs
An ARRRA grant for the combined heat and power facility at the police station
DEP grants at the Water pollution control facility
Department of energy funds to build and upgrade a natural gas fueling station and buy 29 compressed natural gas vehicles
The use of local tax dollars when necessary
Support of the elected officials at all times

Bio: Edward Boman

Mr. Boman has served 14 years as a Clean Cities Coalition Coordinator, and since 1993, as Assistant Director of Public Works for the Town of Fairfield, CT. For the two years prior to that, he served as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bridgeport. From 1988 to 1991 Mr. Boman was a partner in an environmental consulting firm that specialized in solid waste issues. Between 1984 and 1988, he was project manager for the State of Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority that built the Bridgeport RESCO 2200 ton-per-day, waste-to-energy facility and established a recycling system that serves both Fairfield and Bridgeport. From 1968 to 1984, Mr. Boman acted as Chief of Staff for the First Selectman of the Town of Fairfield.

Among his many accomplishments he has won more than $50 million in state and federal grants that helped pay for more than 1,000 acres of open space, miles of sanitary sewer extensions, two sewage treatment plant additions, a compost recycling system, a new town hall, new parks and beaches and $1.1 million for diesel particulate filters. In addition Mr. Boman created a program and acquired the necessary funding to preserve and enhance the public transportation system for the region. Mr. Boman was also responsible for the Town of Fairfield’s award of a AAA credit rating.

Mr. Boman has built CNG stations in the Connecticut communities of Fairfield, Bridgeport, Trumbull and Stratford, and developed and implemented CNG vehicle fleets in these same municipalities, to include school buses in Fairfield.

Mr. Edward Boman is a resident of Milford.

Organized By Jim Quish, Dan German, Debra Rowe

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