Vote Yes on #33: the Tree Clearing Delay Bylaw!

Green Acton strongly supports a yes vote on the Tree Clearing Delay Bylaw, Article 33, at the second night of Acton Town Meeting, May 6. This bylaw, if passed, would adopt a process that will ultimately result in better town regulation of tree clearing — including preventing developers from taking trees down before securing a… Continue reading →

Vote Yes on #32: the Leaf Blower Control Bylaw!

Green Acton strongly supports a yes vote on the Leaf Blower Control Bylaw, Article 32, at the second night of Acton Town Meeting, May 6. Gas-powered leaf blowers produce harmful and unreasonable amounts of noise, toxic air pollution, and climate damaging greenhouse gases. Now is the time to begin the transition away from this equipment.… Continue reading →

Landscaping Services Using Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers in Acton

In Spring 2024, Green Acton supported a Warrant Article at Town Meeting that would have phased out the use of most gas-powered leaf blowers (GLBs). Town Meeting members ultimately voted to send the article to the Acton Select Board for further review and potential revision, and likely, a reappearance at a future Town Meeting. Meanwhile,… Continue reading →

Leaf Blower Bylaw Warrant Article at Town Meeting

Green Acton supports Article 16 — on a proposed Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Phase-Out bylaw — on the Warrant for Acton’s 2024 Annual Town Meeting — Town Meeting begins on May 6 (7pm in the auditorium of the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School), BUT voting for Article 16 is scheduled for the second night of Town Meeting… Continue reading →

Green Acton Supports the Gas Leaf Blower Phase-out Bylaw

On March 17, 2024, the Green Acton Board of Directors agreed to endorse the Town Meeting Warrant Article on gas leaf blower phase-out, and approved this statement to be read at Town Meeting (which begins on Monday, May 6): The Board of Directors of Green Acton, Acton’s nonprofit environmental advocacy group, endorses this warrant article,… Continue reading →

Citizen’s Petition for Gas-powered Leaf Blower Phase-Out

Below is the text of a 2024 Citizen’s Petition; this article will be on the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting Warrant. (Town Meeting begins on Monday, May 6.) At the end is a visual summary provided by Paul Kampas, the originator of the petition. See Green Acton’s endorsement statement. Amend General Bylaws — Gas-powered Leaf… Continue reading →

Acton Power Choice: New, Lower Prices in Effect!

The new Acton Power Choice (APC) contract is now in effect, bringing with it prices that are lower — for all three options — than those in the last contract period. APC participants will realize these new, lower prices automatically, and see them reflected in February Eversource bills. These new rates went into effect in… Continue reading →

Coming Soon: New, Lower Electricity Rates from Acton Power Choice!

Beginning in late December, the new Acton Power Choice (APC) contract will go into effect, bringing with it lower prices for all APC participants (compared to current prices, which end in late December). The new, three-year contract prices will be reflected in January bills from Eversource. APC participants need do nothing to take advantage of… Continue reading →

Green Acton Recommendations for Select Board 2023 Annual Goal Setting

At the Green Acton meeting of May 9, 2023, Green Acton directors (and assembled members) agreed to draft and send a statement supporting two goals for the Select Board annual goal-setting process: (1) Understanding PFAS Pathways and Reducing Exposure Risks and (2) Creating Land/Tree Clearing Limits. What follows is the recommendations memo that was sent… Continue reading →