Chelsea council backs low-income solar deal, 8-1

City Council · Meeting of November 3, 2026

Chelsea's City Council approved $3.2 million for land at 260 Marginal Street and backed a 20-year low-income solar program. The Marginal Street order passed with no opposition and ties the parcel to the city's Enterprise Rent-A-Car lease, extended through 2045. The solar order, the revolving-fund ordinance and the fund authorization each passed 8-1, with Councilor Taylor opposed and calling the program a "backdoor tax." Councilor Hines countered that it "is not a tax on anybody who lives in this city currently." The council also sent the 35 percent residential exemption and a 1.75 tax-rate shift to a November 16 public hearing, and accepted an $11,000 recreation grant 9-0.

In the full story:

• CHELSEA — November 3, 2026
• Downtown Broadway easements
• Appointments
• Fiscal 2027 tax rate
• Parking and zoning
• Communications and donations
• Chelsea Palante master plan
• Inclusionary zoning local preference
• Other grants and the city manager's contract
• Low-income solar program
• Ways and Means orders
• Senior tax exemption petition
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,705 words

Source: the City Council meeting of November 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.