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Town of Lexington
Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of February 25, 2014
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on February 25,
2014 at Cary Hall. A quorum of four was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair
Rick Abrams, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes
Members Absent: Sheryl Rosner, Dan Voss
Other Attendees: Joe Pato
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
Presentation to the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Sandeen provided an overview of his presentation to the Board of Selectmen. The
following were identified as important follow activities:
Aggregation Task Force
o
Water Task Force
o
Greening of Historic Homes
o
Mr. Sandeen will meet with members of the Historic District
Commission to discuss approaches to address improving energy
efficiency of homes in the historic district.
The League of Women Voters will hold a First Friday event on solar
that will include representation from the Historic District Commission.
Social Cost of Carbon
o
Energy Efficiency of Municipal Buildings
Mr. Sandeen recommended that a “Summit Meeting” be held to discuss how best to
ensure that building efficiency be addressed early in process when the Town is
considering changes to Municipal buildings and/or the construction of new buildings.
Representatives from the following committees would participate:
Permanent Building Committee
o
Energy Committee
o
Sustainable Lexington Committee
o
The committee discussed the current plans for the Community Center and the
renovation to Cary Hall and identified that opportunities to improve energy efficiency
could have been addressed more thoroughly if these issues had been raised earlier in
the lifecycle of these projects.
Toxic Use Reduction
Mr. Reibstein provided an overview of the state’s Toxic Use Reduction program.
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All Things Sustainable
Ideas for future articles included: historic homes; 80% by 2050, Net Zero Homes and
how to get there; Solarize Lexington; LexFarm; Building Standards.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Rhodes, Scribe
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