Committee weighs shift to informal status as state, federal efforts expand.
Alternative Energy Committee considers dissolving formal town status. Chair Denise Wolk proposed shifting the committee to an informal citizen group, citing expanded state and federal alternative energy initiatives that have narrowed local impact, and signaled she would step down if the committee
Alternative Energy Committee · Meeting of January 20, 2026
WAREHAM — Alternative Energy Committee considers dissolving formal town status. Chair Denise Wolk proposed shifting the committee to an informal citizen group, citing expanded state and federal alternative energy initiatives that have narrowed local impact, and signaled she would step down if the committee remains formal. Members Linda Burke, Michael Pol, Dennis Wilson, and Sherry Quirk agreed to reconvene February 24 to decide the question.
The committee voted unanimously to have Wolk contact Town Administrator Derek Sullivan about a heat pump discount press release and tabled a resident solar workshop until the next meeting.
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Source: the Alternative Energy Committee meeting of January 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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