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CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
May 8, 2024
6:30 In Person
Lansing Library Board Room
MINUTES
1. Call Meeting to Order
Present: Ed Dubovi, Lisa Scanlon, Brain Boerman,
Absent: Gabby Desnoes, Adam Buck, Todd Walters, John Fleming, Robyn Bailey
Town Board members: Joe Wetmore
With 3 of 8 CAC committee members in attendance, a quorum was not present, but no business was
scheduled.
2. Update of CAC activities for the two new committee members.
Review of the status of the Open Space Conservation Plan and possible implementation
recommendations to the Town Board.
3. Review of resolution creating the CAC and begin discussion of future efforts, continued.
The issue of easements and how to proceed was discussed. Contact with FLT for setting a future
date for a presentation on the topic was identified as an action item.
4. Review of the Climate Smart Communities
Efforts to gain more information on the status of the Town of Lansing with regard to the Climate
Smart Communities program and the Clean Energy Communities program were reviewed. A meeting
was held with Chris Skawski of CCE with plans for a meeting of interested parties to see if there were
opportunities for funding for the needed energy issues of the Town Hall. New CAC members were
interested in this aspect of the CAC’s responsibilities and desired a more comprehensive approach to
the energy issues facing the Town including any new construction.
5. Departmental and Committee Reports
There were no committee reports