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Town of Lexington
Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of October 22, 2013
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on October 22, 2013
at the Town Hall. A quorum of four was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair
Rick Abrams, Todd Rhodes, Sarah Wilson
Members Absent: Rick Reibstein, Sheryl Rosner, Dan Voss
Other Attendees: Joe Pato
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm.
The minutes from the September 2013 meeting were approved.
Better Buildings - Residential
Next Step Living (NSL) is planning to have a table at flu shot clinics in town.
Mr. Rhodes will follow up with Leslie Zales regarding NSLÈs plans for a PTA
fundraiser.
Better Buildings - Commercial
Mr. Rhodes will follow up with NSTAR to get an update on the results of the effort to
promote the Mass Save Commercial Program to small businesses in Lexington.
(Note: 800 letters were sent to town businesses).
Municipal Aggregation
Mr. Sandeen reported on the meeting he attended that addressed municipal
aggregation of electrify in Massachusetts. The program focused on the municipal
aggregation in Lunenburg and the Cape Light Compact. Mr. Sandeen learned that in
both cases, the purchasers selected suppliers of electricity from less-Green sources.
This result suggests that a program using municipal aggregation to support GHG
reduction would need to include requirements for the mix of energy sources to ensure
that GHG emissions are not worsened through aggregation. Also, it did not appear
that the towns involved have saved their residents much money.
Letters Regarding Anaerobic Digester and PACE
The committee reviewed draft letters regarding the Anaerobic Digester project and
PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. The committee unanimously
agreed to send the letters to the Selectmen following the addition of edits discussed at
the meeting.
Mr. Sandeen will send the letter regarding the PACE program to the Economic
Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) for review, and then will send the final
version to the Selectmen.
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The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Rhodes, Scribe
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