Sunday, October 1, 1-3 p.m., West Brookfield Town Hall
We here in New England pride ourselves on being self-sufficient and planful. Of course, in order to plan for the future, as residents we must make choices based on information. That information must come from trusted sources! This community-based forum is designed to give you the latest, most trustworthy, information about: 1. renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal) so that you can better plan to make informed choices about when or whether to choose it; 2. planting and landscaping choices based on the long-term weather predictions; 3. how or even if to prepare for those predicted long-term weather changes; 4. free and/or inexpensive ways to save on heating and electric bills that also reduce the carbon footprint.
If you want to save money on your monthly bills; if you want to get an idea of what to plant in your garden and when; if you want information about long-term likely weather trends; if you want to know about available funds for town infrastructure, THIS is a FORUM you don’t want to miss!!
Hear from local experts:
| Clean Energy | Rep from UMass Amherst |
| Weather and Climate History and Predictions | Michael Souza, Certified Meteorologist |
| Expectations and Preparedness | Kevin Filchak, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) |
| Local Hazard Mitigation | Richard Lapierre, West Brookfield Fire Chief |
| Hazard Management Defined: How It Benefits You | Rep from Central Mass Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) |
| Planting and Food Availability | Randy Jordon, Local Farmer |
Vendor and information tables will be available following the presentations.
This FREE forum is presented by the Central Mass DTCC in collaboration with Grassroots Central Mass and Brookfields Fight Fear. Email centralma.dtcc@gmail.com for more information.
