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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2020-05-13
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Conference Room
David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Denise McCarthy, associate
member; Peter MacGown, Associate member; Gina Snyder, Associate
member, Celeste Kracke, member; Patti Cameron RMLD, member; Jeff
Everson; member;
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Travis Estes
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
None
Ongoing Business:
• Sustainability Plan - Draft
• Karen Herrick is the Select Board Member assigned to our Committee
• Karen to attend next meeting to discuss the sustainability plan
• Discussed slides summarizing the Sustainability Plan
• Discussed Green Communities Program
• Ray to add an introduction
• Route 28 Road Diet
• Howard Stein Hudson (Nate Lash) summary of road diet summary.
• Jeff commented on the statistics related to crash analysis.
• Repaving program North section has begun.
• Bagel World has backed up traffic. Lane modifications were made to allow for cars
to use the breakdown lane.
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• Ron's Climate Change Presentation
. Post slides on the Climate Committee website.
Membership Status
• Gina Snyder rolling off the committee
• Patti Cameron to reapply as an Associate Member
Have opening for one full Member, Denise McCarthy submitted application
• Have opening for one Associate Member
Reading Climate Advisory Committee Barrel at Train Station
The barrel at the train station has been replanted with native plants from Mary
Howard's yard.
Next meeting 5/27/2020 at 7:00 pm
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