Environmental Commission Minutes
July 11, 2007
Attendance: Kevin Edwards (chair), Todd Terhune, Oliver Turner, Blair Wilson, Emily Korman, Tom Carr, Murray Robertson
Total = 7
Absent: Steve Butera, Chris Stitt, Jeana Macleod, Cathy Harvey, Armen Melikian,
Meeting called to order – 7.47pm
Approval of June minutes by Tom, seconded by Todd
Blair – confirmed that EC will send minutes to Garry Webb
I. Goal Updates
1. Drinking water and water use (Tom)
Drinking Water: Close out of the
comments on the letter campaign on water use plus review of ANJEC press
release on measures to save water & money. Discussed putting such documents
onto the EC website.
Blair – suggested sending ANJEC
press release to the ‘Citizen’ and Daily Record.
Emily – Will contact members
from the environmental club at MLHS to see level of interest
Tom – Will contact the DPW
General discussion of sprinklers….pros
and cons
2. Riparian Buffer (Kevin)
Riparian Buffer Ordinance – No further comments –
Pending until Jeana returns
3. Invasive Plants (Cathy)
Results of meeting with Jerry
Uhrig discussed. Can someone(s) from EC help with clean up - Invasives clean-up
work? and /or volunteer for Woodlands
Commission?
Kevin will contact - Gary Webb
then Jerry
Tom – Spot spraying with ‘Round
– Up’ very effective
4. Tree Cutting Ordinance (Armen)
Closed - Is the draft document
correct?
5. Well Head Protection (Todd and Emily)
Todd – Presented an “Everything
you need to know about Well Head protection” document, found from the web - out
of
Questions – ML has 3 wells but
only two within its jurisdiction. How de we protect our water when well(s) are
outside of ML? Discuss with Parsippany etc…
Oliver – What is the status of
Steve on this issue?
Blair - Will follow up
Todd - Will continue this in
September
Kevin – EC members need to
review the docs.
New Business
Website
·
Committee Photos
sent to webmaster
·
Shall we add the
Riparian Buffer ordinance draft to the site?
·
More ideas for
the "What can you do to protect our environment" section
o
Press announcements
– e.g. water doc. from ANJEC
o
Oliver - Cats:
Increasing stray cat populations - We should not be feeding the wild animals.
Consider a statement discussing how to approach this.
o
Oliver - Flags:
American flags placed on and around private property to celebrate July 4th
without consent. Should the EC send a letter to the appropriate people?
Or is this a ML council issue?
Oliver
will contact Gary Webb on both issues and Blair will follow up.
Windmill
·
o
Tom – Impact? May
kill birds and bats
o
Blair – should
coordinate with Lakes community
o
Blair and Emily - Esthetics?
o
Solar Power
·
Oliver – What Solar
Power options are there in ML? Put information on the website.
o
o
Kevin – EC members
to consider – Technology, where to buy, state programs.
Other orgs: BOMA, LEED
o
Emily will develop
an outline.
ERI
·
Environmental
Resource Inventory
o
EC should update the
ERI
o
Apply for a grant
King of Kings Property
Blair – Study and make a
proposal – affordable housing
Contact
Armen to see what Armen has done
Mobil Gas station on 46
V. Public Comments
None
EC picnic at Blair’s - Tuesday 7th and 6.00pm, 3 Grove Place.
The meeting was adjourned at 9.21pm
Next meeting August 1st at 7.30pm