Jun 18, 2014BoardMeeting
BoardCommission on Environmental Justice Meeting Minutes
The Commission on Environmental Justice meeting involved updates on state agency environmental justice questionnaires and a significant discussion on Brownfields redevelopment. Key topics included the challenges of abandoned commercial and industrial sites, the role of local leadership in successful reuse, the limitations of state inventory databases for these sites, and potential repurposing of sites for community needs such as food deserts or health clinics. Additionally, the Commission discussed requirements for off-site meeting locations, ethics training completion, representative policies for expiring terms, and commissioner responsibilities under the Open Meetings Act.