Don't Forget! Planning Meeting

Wednesday, December 4th, 7-9 PM
Belmont Public Library, Flett Room

Please join us for our final meeting of the year. Agenda items:

1. Short Presentation & Q's on Forming a Solarize Belmont Committee* (modelled after CEC programs) - McNeill
2. Analysis & Next Steps of Wellington Solar project - Kolterman/Thayer
3. Progress reports including, the Green Communities Application, MyEco, and Safe Routes to Schools Task Force & Related Pedestrian Issues - Members
4. Input for spring meetings & activities - Members

Click here for a Detailed Meeting Agenda *Available on Wednesday. 
*If you are unable to make the meeting and are interested in the Solarize Belmont initiative, please follow the link above & complete the 2-question survey.

Health & Environment

Passionate on Pedestrian and Pedalcyclist* Issues?
You can join the The Friends of Belmont Community Path Google Group: a group formed to communicate activities for and items of interest to supporters of the Belmont Community Path. The goals of the Friends of the Belmont Community Path will be to provide outreach to the community regarding the path, to deliver appropriate input to the Belmont Board of Selectmen regarding community support for the path, and ultimately to raise money for the path if it moves forward. You can also email the group (without joining): friends-of-belmont-community-path@googlegroups.com
Bike enthusiasts can also converse at 'Bike Belmont' on Facebook.

Reminders...

• The Community Path Advisory Committee upcoming meetings on Dec 4 and 18. Details on the path routes and other information can be found on the committee page.
• My Eco is a program to reduce plastic bags and donate money to local schools.
• Farmers to You, similar to a CSA, is a consortium of VT farmers delivering produce and dairy. Sallye Bleiberg is organizing a Belmont pick-up (W., 3-4 at BHS): sallyebleiberg@verizon.net
• The Belmont Food Collaborative is the parent organization of the Belmont Farmer's Market and a resource for many things 'food', including the Food Pantry. You can volunteer there or grow food for them.
• Let's get Practical: Belmont Stormwater Working Group Seeks Members: If you are interested in working to improve water quality and reduce flooding in our waterways, contact bcfprogramdirector@gmail.com. The first meeting will be held December 5th.

*Pedacyclists are riders of bicycles (two-wheel non-motorized cycles) and other cycles (tricycles and unicycles) powered solely by pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2011, 69,000 pedestrians and 48,000 pedalcyclists were injured by motor vehicles.

Sustainable Belmont is an all-volunteer organization that has regular discussions, workshops and presentations to enable the community to be environmentally sustainable.

Meetings and events are always open to the public.

Kind regards and mind your impact,

In nature nothing exists alone. — Rachel Carson