At a meeting this week, the Carbondale Sustainability Commission heard a presentation from the American Progress Bag Alliance, which fights against plastic-bag bans and taxes nationwide.
The Carbondale Sustainability Commission advises the City Council on matters related to energy conservation, the use of renewable energy, inter-agency exchanges of information recycling. The board consists of nine members appointed for four-year staggered terms, along with one Carbondale Community High School member and one Southern Illinois University student member appointed for one year-terms.
Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the commission.
Sustainability Commission Meeting
City of Carbondale
Sustainability Commission Meeting
Thursday, June 16, 2016
6:00 p.m.
City Hall / Civic Center
Room 103
200 South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale, Illinois
AGENDA
1. Call to Order & Roll Call:
a. Introductions
2. Approval of Minutes:
a. Regular Meeting of May 19, 2016
3. Communications:
a. Former Koppers Wood Treating Site – Current Status Report.
4. Old Business: Porous concrete for sidewalks and driveways, Graduated Trash Fee, Polystyrene Foam, Plastic bag ban
5. New Business: Ed Ford from Southern Illinois Rights Project; American Progress Bag Alliance
6. Citizen Comments and Questions:
7. Commission Comments:
8. Adjournment
Alerts Sign-up