Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee (SGIC)
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Staff Contact: |
Carole Collins, Energy & Sustainability, (413) 772-1412 |
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Mailing Address: |
14 Court Square, Greenfield, MA 01301 |
Meeting Schedule: 4th Thursday of the month, 5:00-6:30pm
No meetings currently scheduled.
Members
9 of 11 seats. 3 years each seat.
- MJ Adams, Planning Department Director Designee. June, 2021.
- George Touloumtzis, Planning Board Representative.
- Carole Collins, Energy Director.
- Marlo Warner, DPW Representative.
- Phil Elmer, City Council.
- Hannah Rechtschaffen. June, 2022.
- Nancy Hazard. June, 2025.
- Walter 'Kim' Boas. June, 2025.
- Jonah Keane. December, 2025.
- VACANT
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SGIC Purpose
To facilitate the implementation of the City's Sustainable Master Plan, by identifying, recommending and implementing programs that foster a vital, sustainable and resilient community, focusing on the three interlocking aspects of sustainability: the economy, the environment, and society. The SGIC Ordinance is available here.
- Recent Initiatives
- Master Plan Goals, Strategies, and Implementation Steps
- Greenfield's Progress Towards Sustainability
- Past Events
- Department of Energy and Sustainability
- Sustainable Greenfield Facebook page
Recent Initiatives
May 2020 - SGIC Supports Adoption of Net Zero Stretch Code
The SGIC voted unanimously to write a letter to the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulation and Standards in support of updating the Stretch Code to a Zero Energy Building Code based on the EZ code developed by NEEP, MAPC, Built Environment Plus, and MCAN. You can read the support letter here.
February 2020 - A Deliberate Downtown: Growing by Design Community Forum was a great success!!
Read article in Greenfield Reporter: https://www.recorder.com/Deliberate-Downtown-Greenfield-draws-crowd-to-Hawks-and-Reed-32999364
Now you can watch it on video!! http://gctv.org/videos/deliberate-downtown-growing-design
Speakers included: Mayor Roxann Wedegartner; Bill Baker, President of the Greenfield Business Association; Michelle Barthelemy, Chair of the GCC Business & Information Technology Department; Rachael Katz, Owner of Greenfield Gallery; Jeff Sauser, Co-Founder of Greenspace CoWork; Otis Wheeler, City Councilor and Co-Creator of Greenfield's Downtown Neighborhood Association
October 2019 - Deerfield Street Initiative
Click here to read the report compiled by the Green River Planning team -- a group of Masters of Regional Planning students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst -- in partnership with the City of Greenfield, to create a vision plan for the Deerfield Street neighborhood.
Master Plan
Master Plan Goals, Strategies, and Implementation Steps
Implementation Tables with status updates for each chapter of the Master Plan are available by clicking on the chapter title below:
Natural, Historical, and Cultural Resources
Housing
Land Use
Education
Facilities and Energy
Economic Development
Transportation
Progress
Greenfield's Progress Towards Sustainability
The City of Greenfield has accomplished a lot towards the goals outlined in its Sustainable Master Plan. Click on the links below to read about our progress:
2017-2018 Annual Report
July 2018 - The Potential of Downtown
August 2017 - Impressive Progress made in Greenfield Well-Being
July 2016 - Complete Streets Policy Enacted
Spring 2016 - Progress Report
Fall 2015 - Progress Report
Past Events
Winter 2020
A Deliberate Downtown: Growing by Design Community Forum was a great success!!
Read article in Greenfield Reporter: https://www.recorder.com/Deliberate-Downtown-Greenfield-draws-crowd-to-Hawks-and-Reed-32999364
Now you can watch it on video!! http://gctv.org/videos/deliberate-downtown-growing-design
Speakers included: Mayor Roxann Wedegartner; Bill Baker, President of the Greenfield Business Association; Michelle Barthelemy, Chair of the GCC Business & Information Technology Department; Rachael Katz, Owner of Greenfield Gallery; Jeff Sauser, Co-Founder of Greenspace CoWork; Otis Wheeler, City Councilor and Co-Creator of Greenfield's Downtown Neighborhood Association
Fall 2019
The Burgeoning Creative Economy in Greenfield and Bees Dozens of Greenfield residents came out to join panelists Linda McInerney of Eggtooth Productions, Rachel Katz of Greenfield Gallery, Steve Goldsher of Hawks and Reed, and MJ Adams, Greenfield’s Director of Economic and Community Development, for an evening of discussion about Greenfield’s creative economy, and the efforts underway to bring money and talent to our downtown.
Spring 2018
1ST Panel: LIVABILITY IN GREENFIELD - HOUSING AND DOWNTOWN
There was great turnout at the Livability in Greenfield panel discussion last month. Check out the write-up in the Recorder!
http://www.recorder.com/Greenfield-quality-of-life-topic-of-conversation-Thursday-night-15140884
2ND Panel: ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENFIELD – RECREATION & TRANSPORTATION
Great discussion focused on recreation and transportation and quality of life. Residents came out in good numbers to learn about progress, ask questions and give feedback.
3RD Panel: MOVING TOWARD A FOSSIL-FUEL FREE FUTURE
Exciting and entertaining evening at the new net-zero ready John Zon Community Center!
Click to read article
Previous meetings:
- Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- via Zoom
- Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 04:30 PM
- Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
- Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 05:00 PM -- Remote via Zoom
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