WHNA special theme meeting: Sustainability | Feb 5, 6:30pm | St Polycarp room

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At our recent Winter Hill Neighborhood Association annual organizational meeting, we decided that we should have some meetings with the typical agendas, some events that are purely social, and some events that might be kind of a hybrid. The hybrid meeting might be a quick update on local matters of interest or time-sensitive nature, but mostly the meeting would be organized around a theme that neighbors might want to learn about, or discuss, or share ideas on. 

Our first theme meeting, Sustainability, will be February 5 2020, at the St. Polycarp community room, 6:30-8:30pm.

Future meetings might be on gardening, history, or small business, and more--we are open to more suggestions on this!

Our pitch to you--join us to discuss ideas that we have used ourselves, and that experts recommend, for increasing our local sustainability efforts for everyone. We'll have information from the city as well as from homeowners who have put these things into practice. Larry Yu, a member of the Somerville Climate Commission; Mary Mangan, formerly Solar Coach for Solarize Somerville; and Monte Allen, realtor with deep knowledge of the local property stock, have organized the discussion.

Making Winter Hill homes more sustainable 

Somerville has a 30-year goal to be carbon neutral – and every home has a part to play. The good news is that making your home more sustainable can also save you money and lead to a more comfortable home. Let’s have an open conversation about the baby steps and giant leaps that Winter Hill renters, condo owners and homeowners can take to be part of Somerville’s carbon-neutral future.

Edit to add 2 data sets.
1. Look at our daily use of energy sources for our grid. https://www.iso-ne.com/isoexpress/web/charts

2.  Our top challenge in Somerville is transportation and housing. https://coolclimate.org/maps

Historic Maps of Somerville via Boston Public Library

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This reminds me that I need to renew my Boston Public Library card shortly--did you know that as a Somerville resident you can have not only a Somerville Public Library card, but also a BPL one? Go over to a BPL branch next time you are nearby and grab one.

But check out this digital offering. You can see old maps of the area overlaid on current maps. Super fun. Check out Foss Park's former paths. And who owned the plot of land you are on. 

Atlascope Boston · Historic urban atlases from the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center. https://urbanatlases.leventhalmap.org/#view:map

I entered my zip code and it came right up.