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E‑board moves to package bag‑fee grants, support Dandelion Days zero‑waste costs
Summary
The e‑board voted to prepare a trustee memo packaging a community grant program from bag‑fee funds (proposal initially $10,000) to support composting, reusable utensil pilots and zero‑waste events; organizers of Dandelion Days and the First Friday block party requested modest sponsorship support.
Carbondale’s Environmental Board moved to prepare a memo for the Board of Trustees to package community grants funded from the town’s bag‑fee monies. The proposed pilot fund (discussed at $10,000, with options to request up to $15,000) would accept applications for waste‑reduction projects such as reusable utensil programs at the middle school and event zero‑waste support.
Kevin and Beth were asked to assemble a package and present it to trustees; the board voted to authorize them to draft the memo and related materials. Board members discussed administrative thresholds (department head approval vs. trustee approval) and agreed to present a single package to trustees to allow the town to allocate an initial pool for review and competitive grants.
Separately, Dandelion Days organizers requested $2,500 already in the budget and asked for a possible additional $500 for staffing to manage sorting and vendor compliance; the e‑board signaled support for confirming the $2,500 and asking trustees for the incremental $500 framed as a waste‑reduction expense. The First Friday block‑party organizer requested a $500 sponsorship to support waste‑diversion outreach; the board said it would consider that as part of the bag‑fee package and trustee request.
Next steps: Beth and Kevin will finalize the memo and a short blurb describing how the requested funds (e.g., $10,000 pilot) would be used; the e‑board will bring the package to trustees in the next meeting cycle for approval.
