Listening to Acton, Taking Action
Alissa Nicol is a civically engaged member of the Acton community. She is extremely active in public service and committed to thoughtful decision making, improved communication and strengthening community.
Committed to Good Governance
Re-electing Alissa to the Select Board will ensure the board maintains its commitment to the Town’s planning documents and financial well-being, short and long term goals, support for the work of expert volunteer advisory committees and community organizations, and improving its ability to both inform and listen to residents.
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Celebrate National Disability Independence Day on July 26!
Today commemorates the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that breaks down barriers and protects equal access to employment, goods, and services for individuals with disabilities.
How you can take action:
Promote accessibility in your local community.
Get involved with the Acton Commission on Disabilities.
Educate yourself and others at the ADA Anniversary.
#NationalDisabilityIndependenceDay #ADA #ActonMA #Inclusion #AccessibilityMatters
On Thursday morning, I joined several community groups at the NMI Superfund site, just over the Acton town line, in Concord. The Acton Water District, Green Acton, Concord’s 2229 Main Street Committee, and Concord Public Works staff were all represented for an update from de maximus, inc, the firm managing the clean up at the site and reporting to the EPA.
It’s becoming clear that the NMI site is interacting with the WR Grace superfund site in Acton near the Assabet well, and de maximus will be adding sampling at several of the WRG monitoring wells to their 188 existing unique sampling locations.
I’m grateful that both of these sites have funding for clean up, that AWD is providing pumping data to the consultant, and especially, that members of Green Acton are reviewing and commenting, at times very critically, on the annual reports for both of these neighboring superfund sites. They are tracking the changes in contaminant levels reported, evaluating the conclusions relative to the data presented, and pushing for additional monitoring to better delineate the contours of the underground pollutant plume and also for improvements to the groundwater flow model used.
The fourth annual Plant-based Picnic at NARA Park, hosted by Acton’s Sustainability Office and Energize Acton was very well attended despite the wet weather! I might still be feeling full, I ate so much!
It’s quite amazing how filling and delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes can be with grains, vegetables, fruits, seeds, and nuts!
Bonus – eating a plant-focused diet means less water, fewer chemicals, less energy, and less land used for the calories and nutritional value…and lower medical costs for the healthier humans!
