<div dir="ltr">Thank you for setting up the meeting George.<div>If you can't make the meeting but have project ideas you can email them to me directly at <a href="mailto:mchisholm20@gmail.com">mchisholm20@gmail.com</a> and I will compile the list.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Michael Chisholm</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 9:54 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thank you for organizing the meeting, George. I’ll be there. <br>
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How about this: solar-powered charging stations? And how about a professionally designed and planned blueprint for native plants to control erosion along the river banks?<br>
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If we could afford it, maybe we could add a PV to the roof of the Armory so that the charging station there could be solar powered? <br>
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Let’s keep coming up with ideas! <br>
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—dawn<br>
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> On Sep 3, 2020, at 8:21 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Done.<br>
> <br>
> GeoB<br>
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> ---- Michael Chisholm via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote: <br>
>> Yes, it came as a surprise to me as well. And yes Rebecca, a project like<br>
>> that would be in the realm of possibilities! Some other projects funded<br>
>> were simply planting native pollinators on a large lawn or farm area.<br>
>> <br>
>> As I said in my previous email, I cannot set up a zoom meeting (my work<br>
>> uses Teams and family uses Portal). If someone could setup a Zoom meeting<br>
>> for 1 PM Sunday let's come with project ideas. They will have to be ones we<br>
>> could reasonably budget out by Friday Sept 11th.<br>
>> <br>
>> Regards,<br>
>> <br>
>> Michael Chisholm<br>
>> <br>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 12:10 Annie Warmke via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I think the charging stations are less then $500 but there would possibly<br>
>>> be a cost for installation. Jay would know for sure because he just<br>
>>> finished consulting with Tri-County Vocational about various solar things<br>
>>> and then purchased a recharging station and installed for them. The other<br>
>>> big issue is that those recharging stations can bring revenue. Jay and I<br>
>>> take "drives" in our electric care - we drive to Marietta, charge the car<br>
>>> at the Armory. Walk downtown to eat at a restaurant outside, or buy coffee<br>
>>> at Jeremiah's. Then we can walk to Giant Eagle to buy some groceries.<br>
>>> This is money we used to spend in other places. We often purchase<br>
>>> livestock items at Tractor Supply. I think it would add up to $300 to $500<br>
>>> a month in revenue for the area. If we're doing this surely others are<br>
>>> too, plus it brings people downtown. Annie<br>
>>>> On 9/3/2020 11:04 AM, Joe Baker via Green wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>> In lieu of funding the Sustainability Forum, perhaps we could approach<br>
>>> Huntington Bank to discuss the placement of one or two car charging<br>
>>> stations (I don't know the cost of the units or the cost of installing<br>
>>> them) in their newly resurfaced parking area. If they are interested, there<br>
>>> would be advantages for the Bank and for FUUSM members. The project could<br>
>>> also serve as past and future compensation to the Bank for allowing FUUSM<br>
>>> to use their parking facility on Sunday morning.<br>
>>> Just a thought,<br>
>>> Joe<br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 10:29 AM Michael Chisholm via Green <<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> <br>
>>>> Hello All,<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> I received news on the Clear Into the Future Grant that the money will<br>
>>>> NOT go to the Sustainability Forum. The Corporate Grant Director decided<br>
>>>> the event is more of a sponsorship role. They would rather fund tangible<br>
>>>> sustainability improvements such as installing solar powered car charging<br>
>>>> stations, adding native plants to river banks to filter water and prevent<br>
>>>> erosion, etc.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Given the uncertainty around the forum timing and the possibility of<br>
>>>> going digital, this is not necessarily bad news. What is good news is they<br>
>>>> still have us slated for $7,500 (one of the highest awards given<br>
>>>> globally!!!) and we can execute projects to showcase in the forum!<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> We have until September 11th to submit our revised application with the<br>
>>>> project(s) we would like to fund.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> For those interested, let's setup a time to discuss *and decide* on what<br>
>>>> projects to put this money towards. Does this Sunday work? Can someone<br>
>>>> setup a Zoom meeting? I do not have an account that allows me to create a<br>
>>>> meeting.<br>
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>>>> Thank You,<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Michael Chisholm<br>
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