1. Sustainability Commission
Climate Action Working Group
Economy • Environment • Society
Think long-term, act now
“Community Sustainability is the commitment to adopt practices that support and
balance the social, economic and environmental aspects of our region, now and into
our future.”
Groton Sustainability Commission, Winter 2010
Sustainability Commission, Groton Town Hall, 173 Main St., Groton, MA 01450
sustaining@townofgroton.org · (978) 448-1111 · www.SustainingGroton.org
Climate Change adaptation initiative
The Climate Action Working Group of the Sustainability Commissionis
conducting a formal inquiry into Groton’s vulnerabilities to changing
weather patterns and other climate-related changes.
Our short-term
goal is to inform
the selectmenof
the need for this
work and to ask
their supportfor
engaging other
town departments,
boards,and
commissions.Our
longer-term goal is
to work with the rest of the town government to prepare a reportthat
advises the town about the vulnerabilities and what it should do to
address them, and then to take the lead in bringing about the needed
adaptations.
We started with the general recommendations contained in the Climate
Change Action Report published by the Massachusetts Executive
Office of Energy and the Environment in 2011.We are also studying
the reports and action plans being developed by other Massachusetts
communities,including the report prepared by Bostonin October2013.

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Currently, we are waiting to review the first version of the Climate
Adaption report of the Metropolitan Planning Council for greater
Boston. (The council includes over 100 eastern Massachusetts
communities.Of the communities bordering Groton, only Littleton is a
membercommunity.) We are also contacting the Montachusett
Regional Planning Commission,to which Groton belongs,to
understand any climate adaptation plans the council may be working
on.
ForAdditionalInformationPleaseContact;
Working Group Chair: Leo Laverdure (leo.laverdure@verizon.net; 978-448-5700)
Working Group Members: Carl Canner, Mark Archambault