The warrant for the Acton Water District (AWD) 2023 annual meeting includes an article asking the district to commission an external expert study of water rates. Green Acton Directors voted to support this article because it has the potential to support Green Acton’s mission by conserving water resources and advancing environmental justice.
Acton’s River Street Dam, Today and Centuries Ago
Dams across the brooks and rivers of the SuAsCo (Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord rivers) watershed provided hydropower for early industrialization. But today, some of those dams pose flood risks, and are being re-evaluated and removed. This post describes the situation at the River Street Dam in Acton.
Green Acton Statement in Support of Town Purchase of Piper Lane Parcels
August 21, 2020Green Acton supports the Town’s proposed purchase of the Piper Lane parcels,* slated by the Acton Board of Selectmen for consideration at the upcoming Special Town Meeting on September 8, 2020. [Article 1 on the Warrant]
The “I Hiked Acton’s Trails” Program
At this time of Covid-19 emergency, one of the safer and approved ways to get out of the house is to go for a walk in a non-crowded place. If you are using this escape hatch, you might want to check out the “I Hiked Acton’s Trails” program administered by the Acton Recreation Department.
Green Acton Public Statement re: Proposed Piper Lane Building Project, 7/9/2019
[Sent on 7/15/19 to the Board of Selectmen and the Zoning Board of Appeals, from Debra Simes (President) and Jim Snyder-Grant (Co-President), along with a request that this be taken into account in any future deliberations on this project.] This statement asserts Green Acton’s opposition to the proposed application currently under review for the Piper… Continue reading →
2019 Warrant Article #28: Amend General Bylaws: Public Way Permits
Neither Recommend nor Oppose
2019 Warrant Article #35: Non-Binding Resolution: Land Clearing Limits
Recommend
Open Space
If a map of Acton eliminated all the buildings and roads and other human structures on the surface, what would be left is what is called “Open Space”: woods, meadows, marshes, streams, ponds, and rivers.