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Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes <br />doing with their food waste and share that information with the business <br />community. <br />■ Connect with the Chamber of Commerce and re- energize the Green <br />Business Award. <br />o Outreach efforts will continue with <br />• Library presentations <br />• Green Sense <br />• Earth Day, Friends & Family Day <br />Gas Leak Legislation <br />• David Zeek reported on his efforts to secure Town of Reading support for two <br />laws regarding gas leaks that are pending in the state house. One bill would <br />prohibit the gas company from charging customers for leaked gas. The other <br />would require the gas company to check for and repair leaks whenever a road <br />is opened up. State Senator Jason Lewis and State Representative Jim Dwyer <br />both support these bills. <br />• There are 114 identified gas leaks in Reading. <br />• David Zeek met with Selectman Barry Berman to discuss the issue and ask <br />that the Board of Selectmen pass a resolution in support of these bills. Mr. <br />Berman promised to bring this to BoS and Town Manager. <br />• David Z. also spoke with Fire Chief Burns who told him that the Fire Dept <br />received 70 calls about gas leaks last year and 51 so far this year. This type <br />of call makes up 5% of the department's emergency calls. <br />• A Green Sense article and other publicity about the gas leak issue would be <br />helpful. We could encourage individuals to tell their selectmen to support the <br />bills. Timing for the article should be August 21 before the next BoS meeting <br />in early September. <br />• David Z. asked whether the committee has a position on the proposed Kinder <br />Morgan pipeline which would come across the Ipswich River in North Reading. <br />The committee has not yet discussed this. David and Gina will email the <br />committee members links to resources on this issue. <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. <br />Page 1 2 2013 -09 -03 <br />