Mission: The Toxics/Pesticides Subcommittee works under the auspices of the Materials Committee to monitor toxic activity in Acton and to promote constructive alternatives. The subcommittee covers the use of pesticides, herbicides, and other toxic substances on private and public property. The subcommittee researches issues, educates the public, and engages with the Town of Acton by… Continue reading →
Projects
Individual development projects, proposed by the Town or by developers, are the circumstances in which sustainability priorities can run most strongly counter to the pressures of the profit motive or notions that more growth is helpful to Acton.
Complete Streets
Acton created a Complete Streets policy that was adopted by the Board of Selectmen in 2014. Here it is as a PDF file.
Background: Water in Acton
Water flows into Acton from rain and groundwater, and from a few small streams that flow into Acton.
Acton Water District
The Acton Water District (AWD) is a state-chartered governmental entity, separate from the Town of Acton, responsible for providing adequate amounts of safe clean water to the District’s business, residential, and municipal customers. They have a lot of useful educational and technical material on their website about Acton’s water supply. Documents AWD web site AWD… Continue reading →
Franny Osman, local transportation advocate
Actonian Franny Osman was awarded an ‘unsung heroine’ award by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women in June of 2016. Franny fought with patience and persistence to extend Acton’s public transportation options. Here’s the Beacon article on Franny’s award.
Regional Food and Agriculture
Attention to our local and regional “foodsheds” has never been more widespread or more important, given impacts of climate disruption, loss of farmland to development, pollution of aquifers, degradation of soils from decades of chemical farming, and increasing periods of drought experienced by areas of the country we once regarded as our national and endlessly productive larders. Massachusetts… Continue reading →
Acton Power Choice
Acton Power Choice (APC), which launched in Fall 2017, is Acton’s bulk purchasing program for electricity.UPDATE: the second contract period for Acton Power Choice began in September 2019, with a new supplier, Constellation. See ActonPowerChoice.com for details.
GA Representation in Town Electricity Aggregation Decisions
Acton Town Manager Steve Ledoux convened a small group to prepare a recommendation to the Board of Selectmen about choosing a program consultant for Acton’s Community Choice Aggregation program.
Green Acton comments about CCA for 2016 Town Meeting
Here’s the note that went out to the Green Acton Announcements email list encouraging people to come out and support the CCA program, and explaining some of the details of Electrical Aggregation, aka Community Choice Aggregation