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Meeting Minutes -RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2819 JUL -1 PM I2: 0
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2018-03-28 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; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Celeste Kracke, member;
Gretchen Latowsky, member; Gina Snyder, associate member Jeff Everson,
associate member;
Members - Not Present:
Ray Porter, secretary
Others Present:
Butch Conary
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Gina Snyder
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Ongoing Business:
Earth Day Fair 2018
19 confirmed. Update needs: MassEnergy for vehicles as well as a table. Liberty
Chevrolet said yes (Jeff - only one positive response, others were asked 3 times). Trails has
on their agenda to discuss. Conservation Commission did not respond this year nor last
year. Bicycle - asked about setting up a tent; can do in front of doors.
New this year, World Peas CSA, and as a food hub, not just their farm, but connections with
other farms.
David will go to the Parker school to get details on tables and where speakers will be
set up.
Next communication reminder, by April 9th. Then there's one meeting prior to fair, on
the 11th.
Publicity- LAS can do more flyers for pick up at front desk open to 4:30. Need to be on
Town Calendar (David). Ask Maureen Knight re the biweekly notes: big notice in one and
reminder in next? Pleasanteries?; David in Patch. PR: Ask papers about calendar, and send
PR.
Sign for the Common goes up on the 9th for two weeks (David).
Graphic for RCN (CK), and CK will ask Reading Co-op bank (Ron had them put on
their N last year).
Invite Selectboard (David), maybe Aril 9".
FB pictures from last year.
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FLYERS: Christophers (LAS), Cafe Nero (GS), Perfectos (CK), Bagel World (BC), Whitlam
Books? (GS), Market Basket (BC), Stop and Shop (BC) Library (BC).
REI put it on their bulletin board already (CK).
Already at YMCA (GS) but need to check that they didn't take it down.
Churches: Gretchen will do UU; David will do congregational; question on newsletters for
other churches (GS to look for email addresses, esp. two big ones).
Climate Committee: Gretchen educational hand outs. EPA didn't send hand outs.
Gina talk to librarian. Variety of bags to show. T-Shirt bag. Crocheted bag. David will check
what other towns are doing, not just for the fair.
Students? LAS and GS to update questionnaire for 6th grade Parker students and GS
to send reminder to other teachers who were already emailed.
Plastic bag ban next steps - Earth Day and Reading Friends and Family Day.
David was going to talk to the town about getting some bags. An email with
concerns was sent to town and forwarded to committee. As a start, legal requirements have
been met in that Reading posted in paper. Would stores do outreach? Probably not: E.g.,
CVS in Concord - there are no signs, but when you get to the counter, they ask if you want
paper or to purchase a bag. It's up to businesses how they deal with it. Have sent email to
town to ask for meeting to coordinate, RCAC will be doing outreach.
Noted that most grocers have paper already. Also MB and S&S already have bag bans in
some of the towns they are in; both have heavier plastic bag options at their registers that
they are selling.
Bike Swap - May 4-5;\
Ray and some of the bike club guys will be helping, clean up is Friday, exchanges on
Saturday. Any not picked up go to an organization that helps people in need.
The meeting adjourned at 8:28 pm
Next meeting 4-11-2018 at 7:00 pm
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