Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Committee Targets Climate Leader Status, $1 Million Grant
Wakefield Environmental Sustainability Committee explored pursuing Climate Leader certification to unlock $1 million state funding.
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Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves revised spending on black plastic recycling
Environmental Sustainability Committee unanimously approves revised black plastic recycling spending. The committee voted to reallocate $251 in planned Teracycle box purchases to instead buy four boxes for $234, with Committee Member Willy Chung leading efforts with Black Earth Compost on
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves black plastic recycling allocation
Environmental Sustainability Committee allocates $251 for black plastic recycling. Chair Tiana Veldwisch and seven members unanimously approved the allocation on a motion from Willy Chung and seconded by Vice Chair Melissa Eusden to fund a drop-off box at the August 29 sports equipment swap, with
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves April minutes, reviews program initiatives
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves prior minutes, plans expanded summer programming. Chair Tiana Veldwisch welcomed new member Willy Chung as the group moved through updates on school food rescue, a July 12 fix-it clinic at Creative Chaos (12 p.m. to 3 p.m.), and plans for an August 29
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Committee re-elects Veldwisch as chair, approves three event-support budgets.
Environmental Sustainability Committee re-elects leadership, backs spring events with budgets. Tiana Veldwisch retained the chair role and Melissa Eusden as vice chair in unanim votes at the May 14 meeting. The committee then unanimously approved three spending motions: $25 for heat shrink tubing
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves prior meeting minutes.
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves prior minutes, plans spring initiatives. The committee unanimously approved February and March meeting minutes and heard that the March 29 garden supply swap drew fifty participants, with Committee Member Tommy Frohlichstein presenting a map of
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee approves minutes, hears transit updates
Environmental Sustainability Committee hears transit and sustainability updates. Erin Kokinda, Director of Planning and Community Development, announced a year-long micro-transit pilot program launching June 1, with partial outside funding, using electric vehicles in designated zones during
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
Environmental Sustainability Committee backs pollinator event and fix-it clinic.
Environmental Sustainability Committee unanimously backs pollinator outreach and fix-it clinic. Chair Tiana Veldwisch's committee approved spending town budget funds on 40 pollinator lawn signs ahead of a sold-out February 25 library speaker event, and separately voted $100 for native plant seeds
Government · Environmental Sustainability Committee
ESC targets Net Zero by 2050 through Climate Leader pathway
Environmental Sustainability Committee sets Net Zero by 2050 as core 2026 goal. Chair Tiana Veldwisch and Vice Chair Melissa Eusden led the January 15 meeting in approving prior minutes unanimously and establishing priorities for the coming year. The committee will complete a Decarbonization
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