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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

City of Carbondale Sustainability Commission met Nov. 16.

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City of Carbondale Sustainability Commission met Nov. 16.

Here is the minutes provided by the Commission:

1. Roll Call: Mr. Beck called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m.

Members Present: Mr. Beck, Mr. Kunath, Mr. Grant, Mr. Thorne

Members Absent:

Staff Present: Loren Polley

Others Present: Two Carbondale residents. Sarah Heyer from KCB.

Minutes: Mr. Thorne set a motion for approval of August 17th, 2017, minutes, all in favor.

2. Communications:

Review of the current Status Report of the Former Koppers Wood-Treating Site. Updates should be posted on website. Current reports should be sent to the sustainability email as well.

Old Business: Polystyrene Foam, Plastic bag ban. Relook at Operating Papers and vote. Power purchase agreements are allowed in the state. Figure out who is interested in solar. Sarah Heyer presented a report of City of Carbondale polystyrene foam usage.

New Business: Paving grids need to be looked at for usage. Local Dicamba usage needs to be evaluated.

Citizen Comments:

Commission Comments:

Adjournment: With no further business to be conducted the meeting was adjourned at 7:14 p.m.

http://explorecarbondale.com/sites/default/files/pdf/agenda/2018-agendas/2018-02-13%20Boards%20and%20Commissions%20Minutes.pdf