Monthly Archives: February 2014

Feb Meeting Notes, and Next Meeting Scheduled for Wed 3/19

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Sustainable Williston met February 19th at the Dorothy Alling Library in Williston. We had two special guests for this meeting. First, Zuhair Chaudhry, a CVU high school student and CVU Environmental Action Club member who has made great progress with carpooling spoke with us about CVU bus ridership. Our emphasis until now has been on helping successfully restart the late bus program while ensuring good ridership, but it has expanded now to consider the question of bus ridership at CVU in general. We’re still working on this issue; get in touch if you’re interested in being part of it or would like more information.

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Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) Outreach Coordinator Michele Morris joined us to provide information and recommendations on the question of reducing plastic waste. Sustainable Williston members are hoping to help phase out dishes and to volunteer time to assist with recycling and composting at some local events. Michele had some intriguing additional ideas and important insights. We also discussed Vermont’s upcoming universal recycling program and ways Williston can encourage better recycling and composting for residents and businesses.

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Sustainable Williston member Marie-Claude Beaudette provided an update on our Birth Trees project, in which we’re partnering with the town and local business to (if all goes well) donate a tree to each Williston family into which a child is born or adopted. In its current form, it looks like the program will offer the option of either having the tree planted in a public place or given to the family to be planted at their home, though the details are still being worked out.

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We’ll discuss these and other projects and topics at our next meeting, Wednesday, March 19th at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, upstairs.

We’re also talking about having more informal get-togethers from time to time. If you’re interested in any of the above topics, in attending formal meetings, or in being in the loop for get-togethers, please use the contact form and ask to be added to our e-mail discussion and announcement list.

Next Sustainable Williston meeting: Wed Feb 19th, Open to All

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Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 19th, at 7pm in the Vermont room of the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston, and is open to all area residents interested in sustainability.

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Topics may include:

  • The birth trees project, which is getting support both from the Town of Williston and from a great local business to gift trees to Williston families who have or adopt babies, to be planted on public or private land.
  • A discussion with Michele Morris from Chittenden Solid Waste District, continuing the topic introduced last week of reducing plastic waste in town
  • Possibly, a continuation of the discussion of the CVU late bus project with one or more students from of CVU’s Environmental Action Club

We may also have a chance to discuss the recent growth of the group, carbon footprint reduction workshops, or other topics.

Click the contact tab to get in touch if you have any questions, or see you there!