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Town of Brewster
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MEETING AGENDA
2198 Main Street
Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:00 PM
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lesources Advisory a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public
.ornmission are welcome to attend in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided
:imberteyCrocker Pearson, via remote means in accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote
:hair attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be
my Henderson, suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote
'ice Chair, Brewster attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest
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fonds Coalition Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
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leter Nielsen participate in the meeting, may do so by accessing the meeting remotely, as noted above. Additionally, the
meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster Government TV Channel 18),
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1. Call to Order
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lyan Burch, senior 4. RecordingStatement
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ssistant 5. Agenda items
iave Johnson, a. Notes from the Chair
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Ocer i. New DEP Commissioner: Bonnie Heiple: link
all Grafton, Conservation ii. EPA: Disaster Resistant Design Concepts: link
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.ndreanaSideris iii. NOAA Greenhouse Gas Report
senior Department iv. Earth Day: April 22, 2023
ssistant v. Public Workshop 2 on Low Lying Roads Project: Thursday, April 27, 2023
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vi. Beautify Brewster: April 29, 2023 (Rain date April 30)
b. Representative for new Drummer Boy Committee: link
c. Pond Property Video: link
d. Town Warrant Articles: link
i. Article 10-1a: Integrated Water Resource Management Planning (IWRMP) &
Implementation Summary link Phase I link Phase II link 2022 update link
ii. Article 10-1b: IWRMP: Captains Golf Course Fertilizer Leaching Rate Study
iii. Article 10-5a: Stony Brook Mill Retaining Wall & Fishway Improvements
iv. Article 10-5b: Beach & Landing Repairs and Improvements
v. Article 10-5c: Wildfire Management
vi. Article 10-5d: Walkers Pond Water Quality
vii. Article 13: Creation of Community Garden & Wetlands Protection Revolving
Funds
viii. Article 24: New Town Bylaw: Prohibition on Sale of Miniature Single Use
Containers Op-ed link
ix. Article 25: Citizens Petition: Prohibition on Plastic Food Containers and
Utensils
x. Article 26: Citizens Petition: New Town Bylaw – Town Meeting Approval of
Projects Exceeding $100,000
A. Article 27: Citizens Petition: Town Bylaw Amendment – Conditions on Select
Board Acceptance of Anonymous Gifts
6. 'Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
7. Topics for Next Agenda
8. Next Meeting: May 11, 2023
9. Informational Items:
a. NOAA: "Greenhouse gases continued to increase rapidly in 2022" link
b. CNBC: "Wind and solar power generators wait in yearslong lines to put clean
electricity on the grid, then face huge interconnection fees they can't afford" link
c. Oliver Dirr: "The first great energy transition: how humanity gave up whaling" link
10. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk: