[Green] GSC call for agenda items, and MORE!

[gbanz42 at suddenlink.net]

Dawn,

     Please add two items to the agenda:

            1. Injection wells

            2. ReImagine Appalachia

     And the winner is....

         Washington County (not a good thing). According to 2021 data, Washington County had the highest amount of injected brine waste  in the state - over 5 million barrels.

        I'll have a report on our effort to oppose the permit for Arrowhead Services to establish a well in Little Hocking. Several people have submitted letters of objection and several, including the county commissioners and the township trustees of Little Hocking, have requested a public meeting. 

      If you still want to send a message of objection, do so before April 14 (the deadline for public comment). Mention a request for a public meeting and extension of the comment period and cite reasons of public health, safety and good conservation practices. Send the message to:

             oilandgas at dnr.ohio.gov

    Thanks. 

---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
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> Our April 17 meeting will be via Zoom, but also, LIVE! From Williamstown, WV, at a LEED–Platinum–Certified home of Dean and Mellory Banziger! (I’ve only been in one LEED-Platinum building before, and it was commercial, not residential. What a treat this will be!!)  Yes, I know it’s Easter—which is why we get to be there: Dean and Mellory will be celebrating Easter at Mellory’s parents’ home!  But we have their permission to meet in their gazebo, and maybe even get a tour. We’ll see. George will let us know. THANK YOU, George, for arranging this!! 
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> The meeting will be at 12:30, as usual, or as soon as church-goers can get there—which shouldn’t be too much later than 12:30. 
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> Before I get to the draft agenda, HEADS UP: I will need your input by noon Wednesday, April 13, on the GSC annual report. I’ve been cranking away at it, but it’s a lot of work. Thank you, Adeline, for your meeting minutes. I couldn’t do this report without them. So, I’m going to  write a full report to turn in to FUUSM Council (or whomever it is that I am supposed to send it to), and I’ll write a shorter version of just our past year’s highlights and initiatives for Debra and/or Jim to present at the meeting on April 24. It is my intention to send them both to you yet tonight. This is how I will be spending my entire evening, and I’ve already gleaned the minutes from May through November 2021, so my data collection is half done, and it took several hours. Ugh. Not complaining. (Wait, yes, I am.) So, please plan to give me a half hour of your time for feedback (constructive criticism is very welcome) sometime tomorrow or Wednesday morning. 
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> Okay, on to the draft agenda. Please send additional items and/or reports by Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. 
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> 1. Approval of minutes from March 20 meeting
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> 2. Final plan for April 24 service. 
> 	a. Need a volunteer to put together an order of service. 
> 	b. Reminder: Not only will Dawn not be there, but she is insanely busy until May 2.
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> 3. Final plans for Earth Day Marietta, Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m. till 1 p.m., Marietta Armory. 
> 	a. We need TWO pop-up tents (one for GSC/CCL, and one for voter registration).
> 	b. We need TWO tables. Dawn has one. 
> 	c. Bring your own chairs
> 	d. We will hand out invitations to the Braiding Sweetgrass discussion group. 
> 	e. What else will we do there? Petition to ban fracking and/or injection wells in Washington County? Fact sheet about FUUSM & GSC? Climate change fact sheet?
> 	e. Seeking volunteers 
> 	f. Reminder: Dawn can’t be there. 
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> 4. Quick update on Marietta City water field/aquafer protection. (Good news!)
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> 5. Condor & Eagle update. NOTE: The planning team will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, via Zoom.
> 	a. Braiding Sweetgrass discussion starts May 8. 
> 	b. Powwow July 2&3 at Hannibal Lock
> 	c. Fundraiser, Honoring Indigenous People-themed Just Dinner set for July-something. It’s on my desk somewhere.
> 	d. Participating in the Multicultural Festival
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> 6. Clear Into the Future projects
> 	a. Polliinator Plot
> 	b. Lock One project (re placing the solar bench)
> 		i. Vic: Any word on FLAP money for it??
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> 7. FACT-Ohio update
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> 8. CCL Update: Next meeting will be Monday, April 18, 7 p.m., via Zoom
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> 9. MOVCA update
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> 10. Other things I’ve forgotten or things I don’t know about.
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> Thanks for everything!  
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> Love,
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> —dawn
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George Banziger
202 Lawton Road
Marietta, OH 45750-1111
740-434-5685
cell: 740-434-3354