Wallingford
Conservation Commission Minutes*
*These are
unofficial Minutes subject to the approval at the next regular meeting.
March 22, 2010
Attendees:
Debbie Scranton, Peter Upton, Tim Chila, Kim Blodgett
(1)
Meeting brought to order at 7:15
(2)
Review/approval of minutes
Old Business
(1)
Wallingford
House Recycling:
Hubbard has initially agreed to pick up the recycling materials at
the Wallingford House once every two weeks.
Depending on the volume, they will switch to once a week if necessary.
Hubbard will supply four containers that will be stationed out by the
dumpster. Tim will call them about
whether they recycle boxboard (cereal/cracker boxes), the need for another bin
(to address the 5 categories), and whether lids are included for the bins. They
will drop off and pick up bins every Wednesday or every other Wednesday. Tim
will check out the site this week after Hubbard drops the bins off.
We could ask Bill and Elsie to monitor the process for another week or
two. Tim will make a poster for
inside Wallingford House thanking Bill and Elsie and announcing the switch to
Hubbard. Kim will make laminated signs for each bin if they are not already
provided by Hubbard.
(2)
Strategic Plan:
Agenda item for the May meeting
(3)
Kiosk: Ralph agreed
to draw up a design and Tim will develop a materials list. Kim will create a
mock up for the kiosk display.
(4)
Presentations:
Peter suggested that we cooperate with other groups in town to develop an
annual presentation calendar. We
will invite representatives from these other groups to our April meeting (Monday
the 26th). Peter will
contact Chris Bannerman from the Historical Society and Kathy Upton from the
Seniors group, Debbie will talk to David from the Friends of the Library, and
Tim will contact Fred Thurlow.
Options for Spring Presentations:
Raising chickens, Connectivity, Bobcats, organic gardening and bees,
and/or Wild edibles. Kim will nail down a date in April with Monica regarding a
Connectivity presentation. We
will put off prioritizing other presentations until we meet with the other town
organizations at our April meeting.
Education: The library will be focusing their summer education
program on water and would like some assistance from the conservation
commission.
(5)
Town Plan:
Shannon, Kim, and Peter will work on the existing town plan to make
edits. Kim has received habitat and
geological maps from Jens Hilke and has contacted Monica to do a presentation on
Connectivity.
(6)
Green Up Day:
We will meet down at the Rotary at 8:45 on May 1st.
Tim will bring the easel to post the town map.
Peter will put up the banner. Tim
will pick up “Way to Go” brochures so we can promote it that day.
We will not be supplying refreshments.
If it is raining, we will set up inside the Rotary building—Debbie will
get a key. Peter will bring a
folding table. Tim has the sign up
sheets.
New Business
(1)
Recreation Development
Committee: The RDC has tentatively scheduled a work
day for Saturday, April 3rd. Meet
the group at 10:00 by the bridge on
Waldo Lane
(the pit) to assess the main trail and possibly cut the tree up that has fallen
into the ball field.
(2)
May Newsletter:
Kim will develop a draft on Invasive
plants –what are some good substitutes for wildlife and/or your garden?
Kim will put a draft together and send it out for review before April 10th.
She will investigate color
graphics for the website.
(3)
AVCC annual meeting:
The meeting is on April 17th at the
Vermont
Technical
College
in the red schoolhouse.
(4)
Elect officers:
Delay until there is a quorum. We also need to discuss the need for
new members.
Meeting adjourned at
8:45
Next meeting April
26, 2010
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