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Kingsboro committee outlines FY27 programs and readies trash contract planning
Summary
The Sustainability Committee assigned captains for recurring FY27 events, discussed rain-barrel outreach and a winter workshop series, and recommended beginning town-level preparations for the trash-and-recycling contract that expires in two years.
The Kingsboro Sustainability Committee set priorities for FY27 programming and flagged the upcoming trash-and-recycling contract process.
Members proposed captains for recurring events — repair cafés, townwide cleanup, holiday-lights collection, and zero-waste days (first Saturdays of November and May) — and discussed partnering with scouts and civic groups to increase volunteer participation. The committee also suggested a practical outreach piece for the town article due July 10, focusing on water conservation and rain-barrel how-tos given current drought conditions.
On contracts, members said MassDEP guidance recommends starting procurement preparation when two years remain on an existing contract. The group discussed drafting a letter to the Select Board recommending the town manager or a designated employee begin a working-group process to prepare the next trash-and-recycling contract and offered the committee's assistance in that effort.
Other ideas included a winter workshop series (electrification, composting, home heat-pump information) and scheduling a Black Earth composting tour for residents with optional media coverage. The committee approved a plan to present an update to the Select Board and to skip the July meeting, scheduling the next meeting for August 18.
No formal contract award or procurement decision was made at this meeting; members agreed to draft communications and offer staff support to the town manager's office as the procurement timetable approaches.
