06/24/2025 SWG Agenda

TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

PO Box 189, 2155 Main Street

Bethlehem, New Hampshire 03574

603 869-3351

AGENDA

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

5:30 PM

SUSTAINABILITY WORKING GROUP

Bethlehem Library

2245 Main St, Bethlehem, NH

• Read the Mission Statement

The purpose of the Sustainability Working Group (“Group”) is to facilitate, educate and enable residents, businesses and municipal entities on economic, environmental, and socially sustainable practices so humans and nature can exist in productive harmony for present and future generations, while collaborating with others when appropriate.

• Public Input
• Movie night prep discussion (movie night is Friday JUne 27 at the Colonial)
• Update on posting / distributing the apartment/senior center recycling flyer
• Community orchard discussion and discussion of the Town’s proposed MOU
  • Update on cuttings from trees

• The working group’s status as a working group vs a committee

• Update on Plastics Resolution and next steps
• Update on partnering with the Littleton Co-Op in promoting sustainability items
• Update on membership
• Continued discussion on developing a conversational group meeting
• Continued discussion on encouraging a repair shop/service
• Discuss social media
• Update on encouraging Eversource to have a table of energy conservation services at the next Bethlehem Vintage Market in the Mountains
• Other Business
• Approval of May minutes
• Setting of next meeting date