On Friday, October 25, Ken Pruitt, Sustainability Director for the Town of Winchester, will discuss Winchester’s Climate Action Plan, his role implementing it, and progress and challenges in implementation. The CAP includes 69 measures in the areas of energy, buildings, transportation, solid waste and climate resilience. Ken will also discuss ongoing projects and initiatives such as the Lynch Elementary School, which will be Winchester’s first net zero energy building; two new high-speed electric vehicle charging stations located in the Jenks-Town Hall parking lot, a proposed stricter building energy code up for adoption at Fall Town Meeting, and other topics.
Ken Pruitt became Winchester's first Sustainability Director in 2021. Prior to joining Winchester, he spent four years as Energy Manager for the Town of Arlington, located in the Department of Planning and Community Development. As Arlington's Energy Manager, Ken was the Town’s lead on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, electric vehicle acquisition and charging infrastructure, the Arlington Community Electricity program, building electrification, municipal energy supply, and net zero planning. Prior to working for the Town of Arlington, Ken served as Director of Conservation for the Town of Boxford and went on to become Executive Director of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions and then the Environmental League of Massachusetts. He earned a Master of Forest Science degree from the Yale School of the Environment and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Macalester College. Ken has been a Winchester resident since 2010 and, since 2014, an elected member of Town Meeting.
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