PUBLIC OUTREACH:

26th Annual Town-Wide Clean Up Day to Take Place Saturday, April 20th, 2024

Invasive Plants in Your Backyard - A Guide to Their Identification and Control

Green Efforts Committee Facebook Page 

Are We Recycling Right?

MEETING SCHEDULE:

In 2024, the Green Efforts Committee will meet the first Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 pm, via Zoom. For a complete calendar of upcoming meetings, meeting agendas and minutes, click here.

COMMITTEE ESTABLISHMENT / CHARGE:

Approved January 14, 2009

For the Town Council and Board of Education to Establish a Joint Environmental Task Force to Examine and Recommend opportunities and Initiatives that may Provide Municipal and Board of Education Cost Savings, Increase Public Awareness and Encourage Town and Board of Education Participation in “Green” Efforts with the following charges:

1. Increase public awareness and municipal participation in “green” efforts including energy conservation, renewable resources, recycling, and other environmentally friendly practices.
2. Establish a leadership role in the community in promoting environmentally friendly practices in town.
3. Explore ways to fund “green” initiatives.
4. Participate in the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund’s 20% x 2010 Clean Energy campaign and serve as the Energy Task Force as required for participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (New England) Community Energy Challenge.
5. To make recommendations to the Town Council and Board of Education for cost effective ways to reduce the Town’s reliance on traditional energy resources.
6. Find ways to facilitate private initiatives.

SUB-COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Members to the Sub-Committee:

• Amy Palumbo, Town Council Member-Chair
• Martin Skelly, Board of Education Member
• Cate Grady-Benson, Resident
• Stacey Petruzella, Resident
• Jennifer Wynn, Resident
• John Vibert, Resident
• Talia Stigliano, Resident

Non-Voting Members:

• Kathleen Blonski, Town Manager
• Kathleen Greider, Superintendent of Schools
• Sam Kilpatrick, Director of School Facilities
• Garrett Daigle, Assistant Town Planner
• Russ Arnold, Director of Public Works and Development Services

The Committee shall report back to the Town Council and Board of Education on a quarterly basis.