Environmental Committee Meeting
October 20, 2016
Attendees: Ford, Ruth, Shane, Katie, Emily C-B, David S, Emily C, Margo (via phone conference)
- outdoor water fountain/bottle filling station
- sample designs/vendors provided by Shane
- pilot at fountain park
- suggest non refrigerated, non filtered unit
- indoor version widely accepted on Wash Coll campus
- review concept and costs with Bill Ingersol – Jon
- once/week trash collection
- town council
- Sam against – Margo to engage
- Chris’ focus is on the marina
- Marty supportive
- suggest Wallace Henry fill gap by collecting “organics” (i.e. food scraps)
- Ford to get municipal program data to team
- pilot in one ward
- increase recycle participation from 68% to 100%
- introduce to town council on NOV 7th – Margo & David S
- town council
- EV charging station specs
- David S working on this
- target pilot at marina
- Shane – film/speaker series & Homesteading
- attendance
- just eat it – 28
- growing herbs – 18
- backyard ecosystems – 5
- alumna gardens – 11
- wild homebrewing – 13
- composting 101 – 31-50
- upcoming events
- 10/24 – feast & famine
- 11/3 – inhabit
- 11/15 – the versatile cabbage
- 12/1 – alone in the wilderness
- 12/3 – buck, buck, moose
- 2016 metrics
- 117 emails captured
- 136 unique attendees
- attendance
- HHW Day NOV 5th in Easton
- county comprehensive environmental plan – David S to follow and advise
- Ruth
- rain barrel workshop
- rain garden design & build
- energy conservation education platform for winter
Jon