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P a g e 9 o f 12 <br /> <br />16. Please describe any potential negative side effects of the project and describe the steps you are <br />taking/will take to eliminate or minimize these impacts to any low‐income or marginalized <br />communities/households. <br /> <br />We have not identified any negative side effects of the projects. <br /> <br />17. Are the impacted residents already aware of the potential positive and negative impacts of your <br />project and the steps you are taking? If not, please describe your plan to engage with them and how <br />you will act based on their input. <br /> <br />If awarded, our plan is to work directly with the residents within these Census block groups (e.g., <br />Northside Neighborhood) to inquire about the best locations for planting trees. Should we <br />discover that there are limited opportunities within the two primary areas, we will expand our <br />outreach to other areas that scored well within the analysis. <br /> <br />18. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to Social Justice and Racial Equity. <br /> <br />The Town will state a preference for and/or seek out minority and women-owned business <br />enterprises to bid on this project. <br /> <br />Emissions Reduced <br /> <br />19. How many tons of greenhouse gas emissions will your project reduce/avoid each year? <br /> <br />We estimate that the 20 large trees will sequester approximately 533 pounds of CO2e per year. <br /> <br />20. For how many years will this emissions reduction take place as a result of your project? Please <br />consider the expected lifetime of the technology/program/impact etc. <br /> <br />We conservatively estimate that on average the tree species we are likely to plant (e.g., oaks, <br />maples, magnolia, elm) will live at least 80 years. We know that some species (e.g., oak) could <br />live considerably longer (100-300 years). <br /> <br />21. Please describe the location of the emissions reduction. Where would fossil fuels have been burned <br />if not for your project? For projects creating electricity usage reductions, it can be difficult to <br />determine the location of the power produced. Please feel free to state “Grid-tied electricity <br />reduction” <br /> <br />Carbon sequestration from growing trees. <br /> <br />22. Please describe any other aspect of your project that is relevant to the amount of emissions that it <br />will reduce or avoid. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8858BEA8-FD65-4E72-A32A-868C9BDDE075