🗓️ May 14, 2025 Committee Meeting Summary
🕐 Meeting Details
- Date: May 14, 2025
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Location: Not specified
- Next Meeting: June 11, 2025 @ Davis Disposal in Painter, VA
👥 Attendees
- Marilyn Ailes
- Terre Hendricks
- Sue Mastyl
- Virginia Schneider
- Paul Muhly
- Betty Martin
- Mark Stapleton (via phone)
📊 Treasurer’s Report
- Current balance: $8,344.98
- Essay winner checks ($100) still uncashed
- No update yet on Northampton funding
- Need a new Treasurer
📌 Old Business
Road Cleanups:
- May 10 event canceled
- Next: June 7 (Naomi Makemie Church) & June 14 (ESCC Science Dept)
- Cara Rollander to coordinate with her church
- Need to recruit more groups (e.g., Rotary, Elks, Lions)
- Suggest thanking “Adopt a Road” participants via ad/letter
Events:
- Earth Day (Exmore) successful
- Missed: Chincoteague Seafood Fest, Art & Music on the Farm
- Upcoming: Blueberry Festival (July 24–26)
- Email members about Clean the Bay Day (June 7)
Website:
- Virginia presented the new website
- Additional content still needed
Recycling Message:
- Unified campaign still in development
- Fall workshop being considered
- Invite tourism and realtors to participate
Education/Outreach:
- Exmore Rotary presentation set for June 5
- Membership forms shared with interested individuals
Litter & Cover Your Load:
- Article drafted for the Post
- Radio spot already aired (March 25)
🆕 New Business
- Storage unit: Current cost increased; motion passed to pursue a cheaper unit in Onancock
- Reverse vending machines: Tabled for future discussion
- Earth Day Event: WW may take over future coordination; pending conversations with Alex Foxworthy and Paul Berge
✅ Accomplishments
- Website launched
- Earth Day presence and outreach successful
- Guest column published
- Road pick-up effort continues despite some cancellations
🔜 Next Steps
- Explore ad in the Post for litter survey results
- Promote “Cover Your Load” law
- Tour hazardous waste facility (June 11)
- Secure new storage unit
🔮 Future Initiatives
- Unified recycling strategy session (Fall)
- Host an Open House
- Create a program to recognize recycling businesses
