On December 10, 2018, the Board of Selectmen reviewed a third draft of a proposed Acton Sustainability Policy, and passed it unanimously. It can be read at http://www.acton-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5275/Town-of-Acton-Environmental-Sustainability-Policy-Final This version incorporated suggestions from Board members and the Town Manager. Green Acton was thanked for its role in creating the original drafts, and commenting on subsequent… Continue reading →
2018 Acton Gas Leaks Forum
On March 22, 2018, Green Acton co-sponsored the Acton Gas Leaks Forum which brought together 55 citizens, students, legislators, scientists, and activists to understand the state of gas leaks in Acton and in Massachusetts. Mothers Out Front Acton used this opportunity to educate citizens, explain how their mission intersected with Green Acton’s Acton Power Choice… Continue reading →
Green Acton Draft of Sustainability Policy
At the request of the Board of Selectmen, Green Acton prepared an initial draft of a town-wide Sustainability Policy for Acton. After receiving feedback from Green Acton members, a small working group of volunteer editors was formed to amend the draft policy to integrate and reflect the feedback from membership. The result of that work… Continue reading →
Sustainability
When elected officials and Town staff in Acton are making decisions, they are thinking of maintaining health, welfare, financial solvency, and other measures of the town’s well-being. “Sustainability” takes those same measures, but deepens them to include future generations, and broadens them to include the wider web of life of which we are a part,… Continue reading →
Media coverage of sustainability policy discussion
The Beacon covered Green Acton’s July 24 presentation at the Board of Selectmen about a sustainability policy: http://acton.wickedlocal.com/news/20170727/acton-selectmen-address-sustainability-goals You can also watch it on Acton TV’s youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ24dJzzf-c&t=94m20s
Sustainability Policy background information, prepared for Acton Selectmen
By Debra Simes, Jim Snyder-Grant, and a host of commenters from Green Acton (For Board of Selectmen meeting on 2017-7-24) Hello Board of Selectmen and other Acton Sustainability Policy allies:
Sustainability brainstorming
On July 5, 2017, as a first step in developing a proposed sustainability policy, Green Acton hosted a sustainability brainstorming session. Many ideas emerged, placed on a large table with pieces of paper, and transcribed here in this Google document.