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Kennebunk committee to review smoke/CO detector proposal and pursue wetland, EV/solar ordinances
Summary
The committee tasked community member David Lounsbury to review a smoke- and carbon-monoxide detector ordinance with Chief Cooper and identified wetland and EV/solarization ordinances as longer-term priorities to support climate resilience and connectivity.
The Kennebunk Climate Action Committee agreed to review and update several local ordinances, using a smoke-detector and carbon-monoxide detector proposal submitted by community member David Lounsbury as a starting point.
David Lounsbury will review his proposed ordinance with Chief Cooper, who has provided comments, and bring feedback back to the committee for further review. The committee also identified a wetland ordinance and an EV/solarization ordinance as longer-term priorities to pursue as part of broader efforts to support climate resilience and municipal connectivity.
Committee members framed the smoke/CO-detector work as a practical, near-term ordinance review; the wetland and EV/solarization items were described as future projects that will require additional research and drafting before formal consideration. No formal vote or adoption occurred at the Feb. 17 meeting; the committee directed staff and Lounsbury to report progress at a subsequent meeting.
