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Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
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Climate Advisory Committee 2013 JUL -1 PM 12: 39
Date: 2019-05-08 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;
Members - Not Present:
Jeff Everson, associate member; Gretchen Latowsky, member;
Others Present:
Bob Conner; Denise McCarthy
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Ongoing Business:
• Ideas for Arbor Day 2019 (Friday, April 26)
• Tree planting successful.
• Same day publicity with good partnership with DPW, Rotary, Garden Club and
Reading Schools.
• Interest in doing it again next year.
• Post planting instructions on Facebook for access to other schools children.
• Need to start earlier if we have to fund raise.
• New Residents Open Nouse - Committee Involvement
• Tuesday April 30 at 5:30 - 7:30pm, Reading Public Library
• Handout with suggestions was a great handout.
• Bicycle Recycling Event
• Confirmed for May 3 - 4, 2019
• 92 donated bikes 71 distributed to new owners.
• Green New Deal Discussion
• Goal is to be informed and knowledgeable on the topic
• Tuesday, May 14 (6 to 9, inclusive with the presentation being 7:00 to 8:30)
• Pretest presentation at Library to test the video links.
• Reviewed presentation with video links.
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• Next Meeting Topics
• Friends and Family Day
• Presentation to Select Board
Thursday, May 16 Salem Climate Crisis Forum
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm
Neat meeting 5/22/ 2019 at 7:00 pm
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