Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Sustainability Commission Meeting

Tuesday, July 18 2023 at 7:00 PM
Other: See Agenda, Specified in Agenda ,


This meeting was posted Thursday, July 13 2023 at 12:47 PM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2023-07-13 13:58:29 by npierce@grotonma.gov.

  Meeting Notice

Meeting Notification Date:   Thursday July 13, 2023

Meeting Date:    Tuesday July 18, 2023

Meeting Time:   7:00 PM

Meeting  Location: The Groton Center, RiverCourt Room 

Type:  Regularly Scheduled Commission Meeting

Agenda: 

  1. Commission Reorganization - nomination & election of officers (Chair, Vice Chair, and Clerk)
  • Certify updated DRAFT Commission Charge for submission to Select Board
  • Update on Pollinator Habitat Garden
    1. Irrigation plans, bid process, and expected costs
    2. Picnic Table, Umbrella, and Plants Payment authorization
    3. Hazardous Tree Removal Payment authorization
  • Update on Pollinator Habitat Corridor meeting w/ Conservation Commission
    1. Meeting 7/19
    2. Write Letter to Support Bill H.843 to Establish a Commission to Protect and Increase Pollinator Habitat
  • The Groton Center Outdoor Fitness Park Discussion
  • Update on July 1st Tire Recycling Day and authorization of funding
  • Update on Groton GHG Emissions Inventory - data & readiness for discussion w/ Select Board & Town?
  • Update / Planning for GrotonFest 2023 (30th September)
    1. Authorization of funding for booth
    2. Subgroup for planning and staffing
    3. Update on any contact/progress with GDRHS
  • Proposed letter to ZBA regarding "Heritage Landing" 40B proposed development (Cow Pond Brook Road)
  • Proposed letter to Montachusett Regional Planning Authority regarding their proposed “2024 Montachusett Regional Transportation Plan” (public comment closes on 7/24)
  • Update on GELD plans for Time-of-Use pricing model and current thinking on battery program
  • Discussion of plans for Education Seminar series restart, post-Labor Day
  • Update on PFAS issue and state legislation
  • Climate Reality Project Updates
  • Fall Town Meeting Warrant
  • Minutes
  • New Business
  • Adjourn 

Next Meeting August 15, 2023

 

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

 Meeting Notice

Meeting Notification Date:   Thursday July 13, 2023

Meeting Date:      Tuesday July 18, 2023

Meeting Time:   7:00 PM

Meeting  Location:   The Groton Center RiverCourt Room

 

Type:  Regularly Scheduled Commission Meeting

Agenda: 

 

  1. Minutes

 

  • Tire Recycling Payment

 

  • Picnic Table, Umbrella, and Plants Payment

 

  • Hazardous Tree Removal Payment

 

  • Town-wide GHG Inventory Updates

 

  • Climate Reality Project Updates

 

  • Write Letter to Support Bill H.843 to Establish a Commission to Protect and Increase Pollinator Habitat

 

  • The Groton Center Outdoor Fitness Park Discussion

 

  • Fall Town Meeting Warrant

 

  • New Business

 

  • Executive Session

 

  • Adjourn

 

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.