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Commission discusses Clean Community designation, drinking fountain and clean-team steps
Summary
Angie Grady told the Chesterton Sustainability Commission she is awaiting confirmation that a drinking fountain qualifies as a Clean Community project and the program manager’s clean-team forms; members discussed signage, required annual attendance (Oct. 14 in Bloomington) and whether appointed volunteers would fall under open-meeting rules.
Angie Grady said the commission is waiting on program confirmation before moving ahead with a proposed drinking-fountain project tied to the Clean Community designation and that the program manager must provide clean-team paperwork.
The item matters because Clean Community designation provides materials and recognition — decals, signs and a flag — and requires at least one representative to attend the program’s annual meeting. Grady said the annual meeting is scheduled Oct. 14 in Bloomington and that she is waiting for the manager, Missy, to send the form that will identify who serves on the clean team.
At the meeting Grady summarized the current status: “So we are waiting on confirmation that the drinking fountain can be an approved project for the clean community program,” and added that the program sent decals and other materials the commission could use for local display. Members discussed where to place stickers and signs and flagged potential town flagpole rules that might restrict flying a large program flag.
Members also debated how to structure the clean team. The program’s materials describe a flexible membership; Grady said it can be “anyone…department heads…citizens.” Commissioners raised a legal question about whether appointed members would be subject to the state’s open-meetings rules if they are formally appointed rather than serving as volunteers. One commissioner recommended asking the town lawyer for a definitive interpretation before appointing anyone.
Next steps: Grady will share the clean-team form and any town feedback when available; the commission will await the eligibility decision on the drinking-fountain project before ordering or placing program signage.
