Review and approval of June Minutes
- Vital Communities Climate Change Leadership Academy Updates.
- Community Power
- Standard Power will give a 15-minute introduction and then will answer questions.
- Q&A by Henry Herndon, consultant for the Community Power Coalition, rescheduled to August 15, 2023
- Community Power
- Town Hall Renovation Project – See Bradford Bridge for updates.
- Municipal Weatherization Status
- Fire Station – Sandra met with Chief Nowell at the Station and then requested Shakes to Shingles meet with the Chief to ensure the Station is adequately prepared prior to start of work sometime in September.
- Highway Garage Update – A representative from Distinctive Door, subcontracted to weatherstrip around overhead doors and manways, will meet with Steve on Monday 7/17 to put a plan together to make sure each door is properly sealed.
- Solar Energy – No updates.
- Heat Pumps – No updates.
- Kearsarge Climate Action Mission Statement- Increase community awareness of the climate crisis and identify opportunities for regional collaboration to effect change.
- Sandra attended a KCA Strategic Planning meeting on 6/15/23 where participants identified their top priorities for 2023. They are:
- Increase/improve publicity about KCA. Suggestions included communication via newsletters, social media, website, print, etc.
- Identify regional projects that reduce carbon emission and save money.
- Foster collaboration and share information among local groups.
- The next meeting is August 14, 2023 either in person at LSPA or through Zoom. Checkout this and other information at Kearsarge Climate Action on Facebook.
- Sandra attended a KCA Strategic Planning meeting on 6/15/23 where participants identified their top priorities for 2023. They are:
- Legislative Updates
- A good place to stay on top of NH legislative updates is through the https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/NH-bills
- The NH Bulletin has run some articles recently about energy efficiency in the State. The article on July 10, 2023 stated “The latest triennial energy efficiency plan filed by New Hampshire’s utility companies could save consumers $675 million, prevent 2 million tons of greenhouse gases from going into the atmosphere, and support 1,718 full-time jobs.”
- BEC Public Outreach
- BEC ran an article in the July Bradford Bridge about Plastic Free July
- Proposed articles for publication in August Bradford Bridge
- Index to BEC articles published in The Bradford Bridge
- Other Items
- Conclude