Environmental Advisory Council Meeting Minutes - November 11, 2025

Environmental Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
November 11, 2025 @ 7pm
 
This meeting was held in person at the Township building.

• Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 7:08 pm
• Attendees: Anne Kadar-Duzan, Mike Irwin, Leslie Edwards, Debra Town, and Lindsey Beacher
• Staff Present: Abbey Swan
• Guests Present: Brett Klukan (Zoning Taskforce Member)
• Public Comment: None
• Minutes Approved – October 14, 2025
• Old business:
  • CCATO Sustainability Award
  • 2026 Meeting Dates – The EAC agreed to continue meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
• New Business
  • Newsletter Pieces Update – all members are invited to contribute brief articles to the monthly township newsletter. So far, our monthly contributions have been well-received.
  • Zoning Update Draft – Abbey reported on progress updates and draft language provided in response to EAC feedback from the consultant in charge of the Zoning update. The EAC discussed, at length, various natural resource protection standards, including disturbance allowances for steep slopes, waterways, remaining trees, and others. Notes generated will be sent to Nanci for inclusion in the next draft. The group agreed to continue working on the tree list and email it to Nanci when it’s finished. In the future, we’ll have the ability to update the list in future years as circumstances change (climate change, disease, etc.).
  • Upcoming Parks and Rec Events – Tree Lighting – Abbey confirmed that we’ll be collecting Christmas lights for recycling at the Tree Lighting.
  • Development Plan Reviews – Mike began working on a template to use for development plan reviews. Members agreed that the template will make reviews streamlined and quicker to do.
• Adjournment