Charlestown Township
Environmental Advisory Council (EAC)
6:15 p.m.—8:00 p.m., February 13, 2019
Great Valley High School Library
255 North Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA

AGENDA

6:15p –
6:20p

Review of Minutes and approval

6:20p –
7:30p

Goals, Projects, and Tasks

On Going

  1. Goodman – Adelphia Gateway Project pipeline: Updates
  2. Armstrong & Walker – update on education on single use plastics with PJ Whelihans’, the Office Bar & Grill, Dunkin Donuts. Snack bar @ Charlestown Park
  3. Goodman & Walker – PA Turnpike Sound Walls – Update. Upcoming direct mail by SWN Assoc.
  4. Armstrong & Goodman - riparian buffer grant - Pigeon Run on Brightside Farm. Charles Buck, Garden Manager (allotments) offered space where we could propagate saplings.
  5. All – Authors/ideas for newsletters for township quarterly newsletter. Articles due the 15th of the first month of the quarter thus 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, 10/15.
  6. All – Reminder of an EAC-initiated project for next 6+ months: Brightside Farm Riparian Buffer Planting, Stream Naming (un-named tributaries), Adelphia Gateway Project monitoring, PA Turnpike Sound Wall Group and Charlestown Park Native Trees.
  7. Goodman - Reimbursements for EAC expenses… form and how to fill it out.
  8. All – Community Education Meeting: Topic, Where, When… Township’s MS4 requirement?
  9. All – Charlestown Day – September 14th
  10. Maany – Litter clean-up around the township. Earth Day – Clean-up April 6, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. to Noon
  11. All – Septic – Chris Lawrence’s wife is the Commonwealth coordinator… need for education, concern that there will be a crisis when the deadline hits.

NEW

  1. Armstrong – Proposal to present to BoS a speaker on reducing Twp’s carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy. – Sue Staas’ grandson
  2. Armstrong – Discuss how to develop our relationship with the Planning Commission so as to welcome the EAC’s input on new or re-developments especially around stormwater issues.
7:30p –
7:50p

Other Updates.

  • Township Manager
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Board of Supervisors
  • Planning Commission
  • Historical Commission
7:50p –
8:00p

For our Next Meeting:

Adjourn