Support Sustainable Weston at Selectmen Mtg 4/3 7pm

[Rudy Ruggles]

Weston Climate Group,

It has been a long time since we have done anything as a group, but there are quite a few motivated individuals in our community who have continued to push for a more sustainable Weston, whether through solar installations or water conservation. Several folks have come together to create the Sustainable Weston working group and have already gained a lot of momentum, gathering data and talking to key town officials. They will be presenting their initial findings and recommendations at the next Board of Selectmen meeting, this Tuesday evening. I hope you will join me there to support them and hear their ideas. See below for the email from the group with more information about their work and how to get involved.

Looking forward,  

Rudy

c: 617.633.6254

Dear Friends,

Weston has been fortunate to have a number of committed environmental groups over the years. Their accomplishments are many, and Weston residents have undoubtedly benefited from those who have spent countless hours beautifying, protecting, and planning for our Town.

Residents have expressed for some time the need to represent and unify these efforts at the town government level, in the form of a sustainability task force or town-wide committee. Such a group ideally would be comprised of representatives from town government/operations, conservation-related committees, and citizens with expertise and interest in town-wide issues involving energy, open space, waste and sustainability-related topics. To this end, a number of residents have recently created the Sustainable Weston working group, dedicated to exploring town-wide governance of sustainability in line with those of surrounding towns. The group has compiled sustainability-related data and best practices in neighboring towns upon the request of the town Selectmen, and is in the planning stages of exploring a way forward for Weston to take care of sustainability in a systemic way. 

That is where you come in! 

You are invited to attend the April 3rd meeting of the Board of Selectmen (Town Hall, 7pm) to hear the group’s initial presentation.  The group is hoping for a large showing of residents who are interested in sustainability issues. In addition, you are encouraged to join the Sustainable Weston Facebook page: Friends of Sustainable Weston as a way of keeping in touch. Sustainable Weston is open to all! 

Please contact Liz Steel at steelf...@gmail.com to RSVP to the Board of Selectmen’s meeting (to ensure adequate seating space). The goal is to have a planning meeting in the weeks following the presentation to discuss next steps, so please also confirm if you wish to be removed from future emails regarding this initiative.   

Hope to see you on Tuesday, April 3 at 7pm at the Town Hall. 

Sincerely,

The Sustainable Weston Working Group

Phoebe Beierle

Angela Kakabeeke

Alyson Muzila

Debbie Slotpole

Liz Steel

Katharina Wilkins

Remke van Zadelhoff

[Julie Hyde]

Halleluia! I’m in!

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