According to an email from the Wilton Family Y, the Wilton institution will be one of the town entities participating in the Yankee Gas Energy Program.
Wilton Y executive Director Bob McDowell’s statement read, “Our Y is one of the first businesses to sign onto this major Energy Strategy and will allow us along with Wilton Schools, town buildings, businesses and some residents the opportunity to convert to natural gas for our main energy source. The Y will be working with Yankee Gas over the next year to bring the fuel to the building, and we expect to be using natural gas by September of 2015.
“We owe a big debt of gratitude to our first selectman Bill Brennan for bringing this major project to fruition, as it is a significant benefit for our entire community. Thanks to the Y Facilities Committee members Chris Wilson, Bill Meehan and John Hess of the Y Board for all of their diligent work that allowed our Executive Committee to approve entering into the agreement with Yankee Gas. The Wilton Family YMCA serves 9,000 people annually and is a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization.”
At Monday’s event at town hall marking the start of construction in Wilton on the natural gas pipeline, McDowell had opportunity to briefly speak with CT Gov. Dannel Malloy who took part in the press announcement.