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SUMMARY:Green Community Public Hearing at Select Board meeting - Wednesday\, October 16th
DESCRIPTION:Needham is close to becoming a Green Community\, joining 240 other Massachusetts cities and towns\, including 18 of our 20 comparable communities.   \nPlease join us at the Select Board’s public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday\, October 16\, 2019 in Powers Hall (second floor of Town Hall\, 1471 Highland Avenue) to show your support.  Residents and organizations may of course speak at the public hearing\, but it is really your presence that matters.  If you can’t be present\, you can let the Select Board know of your support with an e-mail to selectboard@needhamma.gov.  Positive action by the Select Board will enable Needham to apply for Green Community status in the 2019 designation round (the application deadline is November 22nd).   \nSee this October 14th article for additional information.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-community-public-hearing-at-select-board-meeting-wednesday-october-16th/
LOCATION:Powers Hall\, Needham Town Hall\, 1471 Highland Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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SUMMARY:Green Newton's 2016 Green Expo
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Green Expo in Newton Centre on Sunday\, October 16 from 10am-4pm for eco-friendly fun and information. This year’s Expo is presented by Green Newton in collaboration with the Newton Harvest Fair. Check out more than 30 vendors of eco-friendly products and ways to reduce your energy footprint and save money on your utility bills. \n**Ride your bike to the Expo and Bike Newton will valet your bike for you!** \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-newtons-2016-green-expo/
LOCATION:Green Newton’s Green Expo\, Newton Centre Green and the adjacent parking lot by Centre St. and Beacon St.\, Newton\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities,Health,Renewable Energy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160328T203000
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SUMMARY:Green Newton’s environmental speaker program:  Gas Leaks & Transmission Lines
DESCRIPTION:Green Newton’s environmental speaker programs at the Newton Free Library:\n\n\n\nMon.\, Mar. 28  Gas Leaks & Transmission Lines (Nathan Phillips\, Deb Crossley)\n\nInformation is subject to change. Detailed information will be posted as becomes available. 7 pm in the Druker Auditorium.  Please contact info@greennewton.org or check their website. \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-newtons-environmental-speaker-program-gas-leaks-transmission-lines/
LOCATION:Newton Free Library\, Druker Auditorium\, 330 Homer St.\, Newton\, 02459
CATEGORIES:Activism,Green Communities,Health,Home,State
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SUMMARY:Town Meeting considers Stretch Code
DESCRIPTION:Town Meeting will take up the Stretch Code during its November 7th session.  Approval of the stretch code by a majority of Town Meeting members voting will permit the Selectmen to take a vote to apply to have Needham become a Green Community.  Information on the stretch code is available here.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/town-meeting-considers-stretch-code/
LOCATION:Needham Town Hall\, 1471 Highland Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110927T210000
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SUMMARY:Public Hearing on the Stretch Code and other Green Communities Qualifications
DESCRIPTION:The Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing  at 7:30 pm on Tuesday\,  September 27\, 2011 in the Charles River Conference Room of the Public Services Administration Building at 500 Dedham Avenue. \nThe Green Communities  Study Committee has recommended to the Board of Selectmen that the Town adopt  the Stretch Code as part of its endeavor to become a Green Community.   The Stretch code is an energy saving modification to the  building code.  The Board of Selectmen invites all residents and  interested parties to provide input at this meeting. \nThe Public Hearing is an important opportunity for Needham residents to express their support for becoming a Green Community.  The Selectmen will weigh this input when they discuss becoming a Green Community at one of their upcoming meetings. \nFollowing the Selectmen’sr discussions\, the final steps to becoming a Green Community are: \n\nAn affirmative vote by the Board of Selectmen to put the Stretch Code on the warrant for the November Town Meeting.  (This would likely be followed by a vote on recommending adoption of the Stretch Code to Town Meeting.)\nAn vote by Town Meeting to adopt the Stretch Energy Code.\nAn affirmative vote by the Selectmen to apply for Green Community status (this could be done before or after the Town Meeting vote).\nSubmission of the Green Community application by the Town Manager to the Commonwealth’s Green Communities Division.\n\n\nUpon being designated a Green Community\, Needham will be eligible for a grant from the Green Communities program.  More importantly\, the Town will have set itself on the path to reducing energy use\, saving money and becoming a more sustainable community.  Needham would join 74 other Massachusetts cities and towns encompassing over 50% of the state’s population.   \nInformation on the Stretch Code and other  Green Communities qualifications can be found on the Town’s website at www.needhamma.gov/gcsc. \nPublic comments may also be directed to  the Board of Selectmen\, c/o Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham  Avenue\, Needham\, MA or scincotta@needhamma.gov.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/public-hearing-on-the-stretch-code-and-other-green-communities-qualifications/
LOCATION:Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110921T193000
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SUMMARY:Green Needham Meeting - Understanding the Stretch Code
DESCRIPTION:Following a positive recommendation from the Green Communities Study Committee in August\, Needham will  be considering adopting the Stretch Energy Code\, a required step to becoming a Green Community. \nGreen Needham’s September meeting will feature an informational program explaining the stretch code. This  amendment to the state’s existing building code\, which may be adopted by cities  and towns\, requires new buildings and major renovations to be more  energy efficient. \nWhat would the adoption of the Stretch Code mean for you?  Green Needham’s  program will provide an explanation of the code and\, more importantly\, offer the opportunity for building professionals\, town officials and staff\, and the general public to get their questions answered. \nThe lead presenter will be Greg Krantz\, who has done in-depth Stretch Code meetings for communities who are about to make a decision.  He is a lead trainer for HERS raters and currently manages the Energy Star New Homes program for Massachusetts.  Also speaking will be John Keohane\, a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rater from Dedham who spoke to Needham’s Green Communities Study Committee last spring. \nAdopting the stretch code is one step in the process of becoming a “Green Community\,” a designation which would make Needham eligible for funding to support its energy efficiency and renewable energy projects\, and provide access to innovative energy programs as well as additional technical support and assistance from the Green Communities Division of the Commonwealth’s Department of Energy Resources. \nSeventy-four Massachusetts cities and towns have already become Green Communities.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-needham-meeting-understanding-the-stretch-code/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110726T192500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110726T200000
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SUMMARY:Green Communities Study Committee presentation to Selectmen
DESCRIPTION:The Green Communities Study Committee will present its report and recommendations on adopting the Stretch Energy Code and joining the Green Communities program to the Board of Selectmen at their July 26th meeting. \nThe Committee’s report will be available on July 25th.  You can see the report here.  .   \nThe Green Communities Study Committee is scheduled to present to the Selectmen at 7:25 pm.  Be aware that the meeting can proceed more quickly (or slowly) than anticipated\, so this time is approximate. \nPlease join us at the Selectmen’s meeting to support this important step for our town.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-communities-study-committee-presentation-to-selectmen/
LOCATION:Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110613T190000
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SUMMARY:Green Communities Study Committee Public Hearing June 13th
DESCRIPTION:The Green Communities Study Committee will hold a public hearing seeking community input regarding the adoption of the Stretch Building code and other Green Communities qualifications on Monday\, June 13th at 7:00 pm at the Broadmeadow School. \nThis is an important step in the effort to have the Town of Needham be certified as a Massachusetts Green Community.   Becoming a Green Community is a commitment to reducing municipal energy usage\, saving money\, increasing the energy efficiency and energy performance of residences\, offices and municipal buildings and supporting the development of a green economy in Massachusetts. \nYour participation is important. Attending the meeting\, whether you wish to speak or not\, demonstrates your interest and helps Needham seize this opportunity to become a more sustainable community. \nIf you cannot attend the meeting\, you may send your comments to the Green Communities Study Commiittee via e-mail to Sandy Cincotta or by letter to the Committee at 500 Dedham Ave.\, Needham\, MA 02492.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-communities-study-committee-public-hearing-june-13th/
LOCATION:Broadmeadow School Performance Center\, 120 Broadmeadow Road\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110323T073000
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SUMMARY:Green Communities Study Committee meeting
DESCRIPTION:Date change A Green Communities Study Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday\, March 23rd  at 7:30 am at the Public Services Administration Building on Dedham Ave. \nThis meeting replaces the meeting originally scheduled for Monday\, March 21st. \nAgenda not yet set.
URL:https://www.greenneedham.org/blog/event/green-communities-study-committee/
LOCATION:Public Services Administration Building\, 500 Dedham Ave.\, Needham\, MA\, 02492\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Communities
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