Just over a year ago, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners appointed a 14-member body to advise the county on efficient, renewable energy. The board agreed that this group, called the Energy Futures Task Force (EFTF), should report back to them a year later.
EFTF Chairman Joe DeFors attended the board’s Tuesday regular session and presented the group’s one-year report, with the recommendation that the group be authorized to continue their work for another three years. Board Chairman Ty Wessell said the board will “take up the issue” at next month’s meeting along with other board and committee appointments.
In DeFor’s presentation, the EFTF’s accomplishments include preparing two grant applications for the county and one grant for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indian properties, publishing four public education articles, and presenting two public education speaker programs.
