AGENDA

Charlestown Township Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)

October 10, 2022
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meeting at Great Valley Middle School
Chorale Room, Room 154

7:00

Review of Minutes and approval

7:00 –
7:10

Goals, Projects, and Tasks

Place Holders:

  1. All – Reminder of EAC-initiated projects for next 6+ months: Brightside Farm Riparian Buffer Planting, Deerfield Riparian Buffer, Stream Naming (un-named tributaries), PA Turnpike Sound Wall Group, Charlestown Park Native Trees, Education Series, New developments for review, Friends of Charlestown.us website; Weed Warriors; Kendig and Jenkins conservation parks.
  2. Notices: Easttown and Uwchlan recently passed bans of plastic bags and some single use plastic items, thus joining Radnor, West Goshen, Haverford, Narberth, and West Chester; Tredyffrin in process.
7:10 –
8:50

New:

  • Southeastern PA Single Use Plastics Coalition invitation to Ch. EAC to join multicounty group.
  • Election Day EAC table - Nov. 8, 2022 (recruitment sign up, interest sign up, other notices?).
  • Social Media options from township
  • Chester County Climate Action Plan

On Going

  1. Keep PA Beautiful, EAC to adopt Charlestown Road: Walker Update
  2. Recruitment for EAC members.
  3. Tree protective SALDO ordinances reviewed by PC and BoS: Update.
  4. Bird Town application Goodman update.
  5. Battery collection program for residents of Charlestown – Armstrong update.
  6. RES proposal for Brightside Farm Park.
  7. Township newsletter articles (1/15, 4/15, 7/15, & 10/15).
  8. All: Community Education series future suggestions:
    1. Watershed-Friendly Property Certification program – for winter/spring webinar.
    2. Wild Neighbors: Human impacts on wildlife and rehabilitation (Phila Metro Wildlife Center) – November 4 2022, 7pm in Rm 154 of Middle School. Need social media plan with due dates.
    3. Tour of invasive plant species
  9. Riparian buffers at Brightside and Deerfield. Updates.
  10. Charlestown riparian buffer survey of potential sites. Updates from Armstrong, Goodman & Walker
  11. Devault Basin Beautification Project along Route 29 near Turnpike – Update.
 

Other Updates.

  • Township Manager:
  • Parks & Recreation: Update from Armstrong
  • Board of Supervisors:
  • Planning Commission:
  • Historical Commission:
8:50p –
9:00p
Next meeting: November 14, 2022. Regular monthly meeting

Adjourn