Sustainability Education Subcommittee Meeting Notice

Meeting Notification Date:  Friday, August 11, 2023

Meeting Date:                   Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Meeting Time:                   12:00 PM

Meeting Location:              Virtual meeting via ZOOM

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Topic: Sustainability Commission - Education Subcommittee
Time: Aug 16, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Type:                                         Subcommittee Meeting

Agenda: 

1. Planning for Session #5: Land Use – “Our municipal electric utility – Groton Electric Light Department” (Wednesday, September 6^th)
   • Conversation with Kevin Kelly to discuss the GELD presentation/topics
   • Review pllanned speakers from GELD, GELD Commissioners(?), MCAN
   • Plan for any additional GELD program materials to be included
   • Publicity plans & timeline

 

2. Planning for Session #6: “ALL ABOUT PFAS” (Wednesday, September 6^th)
   • Topics to be covered
   • Planned speakers from Silent Spring Institute, Groton Water Dept., Board of Health, and Select Board(?), MA House of Representatives
   • Plan for any additional program materials to be included
   • Publicity plans & timeline

 

3. Planning for additional post-Labor Day sessions
   • Session #7: Solar Energy presenters – from outside and from our commission
   • Others? Sessions 8-10 need to be put on calendar

 

4. Other topics for introducing into the curriculum or spin-offs from the curriculum we should be considering?
   • Two people identified willingness to present from Session #2 attendee sign-ups sheets.

 

5. Review & approve meeting minutes

 

6. New business

Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 30, 2023, noon

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.