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Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
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READ ; Nlr, MA
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Date: 2019-05-22 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi-monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member;
Celeste Kracke, member; Gina Snyder, associate member; Jeff Everson,
associate member
Members - Not Present:
Gretchen Latowsky, member;
Others Present:
Denise McCarthy
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Minutes from April 24, 2019 accepted as amended
Minutes from May 10, 2019 accepted as amended
Ongoing Business:
• Openings for Members of Climate Committee
• Laurie Ann has submitted her paperwork to withdraw from her Member
position
• Gretchen has submitted a letter stating her withdrawal from the committee
• Prospects for the openings include Denise and Jeff
• Green New Deal Discussion
• Only a limited number attended
• Ray and Gina learned a lot in preparing the presentation
• We may need to consider the potential audience for promotion and
presentation.
• Friend and Family Day (Saturday, June 15)
• As a town committee we will have a tent and table
• Whale Jenga with cards to determine what block you would draw
• Wheel of Fortune with climate issues
• Messaging to future self or child about the climate or environment
• Handouts prepared for the New Residents can be used
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• Presentation to the Select Board (Meeting some time in lune)
• Dave to prepare a draft presentation for next meeting.
• Pictures from various events we had can be shared
• Check with DPW on status of Bag Ban
• Status of solar projects in Reading.
• Summer Cookout (Sunday, June 30)
• Late afternoon start
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm
Next meeting 6/12/ 2019 at 7:00 pm
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