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Simsbury sustainability panel adopts 2026 goals for newsletter, energy support and waste plan timeline
Summary
The Simsbury Sustainability Committee voted to formalize three 2026 goals: a regular community newsletter cadence, explicit support for town energy/solar targets, and a timeline to have the Part 2 (waste) sustainability plan endorsed by Oct. 31, 2026; working groups for building guidelines, a May fair and a business solar charrette were launched.
At a Simsbury Sustainability Committee meeting (date not specified in the transcript), members approved a package of 2026 goals aimed at sustaining the town’s energy and waste work and expanding public outreach.
The committee voted to adopt language committing to continue publishing the existing sustainability newsletter on a regular cadence, collaborating with local groups such as the Pollinators, the Farmington River Watershed Association and the land trust to supply content. "We continue to publish our existing newsletter with a regular cadence, subjects to be determined along the way," an unnamed committee member said during the vote; members responded with "aye" and no abstentions were recorded.
Separately, the committee added a new goal to consult with and support the board of education, the department of public works and the board of selectmen in achieving the town’s self-generated energy objective endorsed in the…
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