Wethersfield Green Summit Committee

At A Glance

Location: 

Wethersfield, Connecticut

Primary Issue Area:

  • Climate Change & Energy

Active since:

2006

Grants Received In:

  • 2011

Core volunteers:

7

Community Size:

28,000

Our Purpose

to coordinate the town's various environmental and energy interests. The Committee acts as the "clearinghouse" where organizations can come to express their concerns or ideas, and as a place for where they can receive guidance for achieving their goals. In addition, the Green Summit Committee has hosted several community education forums, both for groups in town and for citizens. These include meetings where town groups meet to coordinate ideas as well as energy fairs where citizens can learn about energy saving topics such as insulation and hot water options.

Summary of Projects

The Wethersfield Green Summit Committee received a grant in 2011 to pay for space rental and outreach to coordinate a series of town-wide energy forums designed to narrow down initiatives and to develop a plan to implement priority ideas already identified in previous community forums.