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The commission updated its sustainability checklist and planned to present it to the Public Works Group, including a recommendation to reduce gas-powered landscaping and lawn equipment. Staff also reported that municipal grid energy use fell approximately 30% from 2008 to 2025.
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The commission is preparing recommendations focused first on town operations, with broader resident-facing initiatives to follow. The checklist includes energy, trees, waste, stormwater, lighting, fleet vehicles, and landscaping practices. Members also discussed the approximately $400,000 annual leaf-removal budget as a possible source of funding for additional environmental initiatives, but no funding change was approved.
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