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Environmental Commission plans stream cleanup outreach, coordinates partners and township postings
Summary
The commission finalized promotional steps for an upcoming stream cleanup: press-release text, calendar listing on the township website, email blasts, and outreach to schools, scouts and community groups; Tara will work with township web/IT staff to post events and commission volunteers will circulate registration materials.
Franklin Township Environmental Commission members discussed promotion and logistics for upcoming stream cleanups and agreed on steps to publicize events and recruit volunteers.
Commissioners reviewed a proposed press release and agreed to shorten one of the paragraphs for clarity. Members discussed using the township calendar and web pages (Planning Board -> Application Materials was cited earlier for other matters) and asked Tara (township staff) to work with IT to ensure the commission's announcements appear on the municipal calendar, the commission's meetings page, and on Nixle if possible. Several members reported they had not received a recent commission email blast and asked staff to confirm that communications are reaching mailing-list recipients and the local papers.
The commission agreed to disseminate the stream-cleanup registration through multiple channels: the commission's mailing list, the township calendar and web page, Lower Raritan watershed partners, local schools (including Rutgers Prep) and scouting groups. Commissioners suggested the high-school environmental club could be a fundraising or volunteer partner.
The commission also agreed to a joint press release with partner organizations and to mobilize internal distribution lists: the commission's communications volunteers will email local papers and partner groups and staff will post the event on the township calendar. Commissioners discussed parking logistics and site permissions for event staging at a church property and said volunteers would follow up directly with the church contact to confirm details.
The commission asked staff to troubleshoot an apparent recent problem with its outgoing email blasts so future event announcements reach the commission mailing list and local media consistently.
