`Provincetown Town Hall

Auditorium, 2nd Floor

240 Commercial Street

Provincetown, MA  02657

 

The Provincetown Recycling and Renewable Energy Committee

will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Town Hall Auditorium on the second floor, Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA.

 

Members present:

Michael Leger

Amy Germain

Ghee Patrick

 

Staff present:

Jim Denietolis, DPW Liaison

 

Others:

Debora Rosen

 

Meeting called to order at 5:10 pm

 

Motion made by Mike to approve minutes of 2/6/08

Seconded by Ghee.

All vote in favor, 3-0-0

 

Discussion on Wind Turbine Survey  -- Continued, overwhelming community support based on survey findings

 

Discussion Mass. Technology Collaborative feasibility study & airport – Preliminary results have identified potential problems with the transfer station.

 

Motion made by Amy to submit to FAA and MA Aeronautics Commission feasibility studies for placement of turbines at the transfer station.

Ghee 2nd

All vote to approve, 3-0-0

 

Mike will proceed with the two filings.  Consideration should be given to smaller turbines, if necessary.  Viewshed considerations should be taken into account as well.

 

Discussion on Electric Cooperative

 

Motion made by Amy to combine the two articles provided by Cape Light Compact into one article to be put on the warrant for spring town meeting.

Mike 2nd

All vote to approve, 3-0-0

 

Amy will proceed with public relations initiative with respect to educating the public regarding this process, including drafting handouts for town meeting, press coverage, etc.

 

WOMR aired an interview with Amy last Friday on Hamilton Kahn’s show.

 

Discussion on PR&REC budget.  Selectmen will be requesting an analysis of the DPW budget.  On Monday’s BoS meeting of 2/25, Mike will be drafting a budget to present to the Board.  Can this $$ be put into the budget for website redesign?  A bid will be requested from Saltline to determine the costs.  If the money is there, it should be spent somehow.  Otherwise, a volunteer or donation of services should be solicited.

 

Discussion on paper use in town hall and town schools.  Paper for town is purchased through a county-wide purchasing .  Will request that buying recycled paper be placed in the RFP/bid for future.

 

Discussion on resolution in support of the Mass Recycles Paper! Campaign

Motion made by Mike to present resolution to BoS

Ghee 2nd

All vote to approve 3-0-0

 

Mike met with Liz Argo at Solarwrights to take another look at the airport potential.  Any other town owned buildings may best be left for next year as the town is grappling with such huge fiscal problems in this coming year.

 

Discussion on PTV (Jeff Rogers house, Recycling guidelines, Etc.), Lee is the pointperson, spearhead on this and we eagerly await her return.

 

Discussion on article in Cape Cod Times on our swap shop.  We will continue to pursue efforts to upgrade our swap shop.

 

Next meeting 2/27/08 at 5:00 pm

 

Amy moves to adjourn meeting.

Michael 2nd

All vote in favor 3-0-0

 

Meeting adjourned at 6 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Amy Germain