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5 Things: Bottled Water Bylaw On Tap at Concord Town Meeting Tonight

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on April 24 in Concord.

1. Bottle Bylaw On Tap at Town Meeting Tonight: An article seeking to repeal Concord's landmark single-serve bottled water banning bylaw will be taken up at annual Town Meeting tonight, and has a time certain of 7:30 p.m. at Concord-Carlisle High School. 2. Chris Curtis, Tornado Chaser: The West Concord 5 & 10's own Chris Curtis will speak about his 10 years as a tornado chaser and hurricane interceptor at 7 p.m. tonight at Concord Free Public Library. 3. Have Something to Say? Why not start a blog on Patch! Click here for more information on how to get started. 4. Like Us on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Concord Patch on Facebook. Over there, we'll be asking questions, looking for feedback and continuing the …

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LETTER: Overturning the Bottle Bylaw Would Send the Wrong Message

Encouraging a 'No' vote on Article 30, Annursnac Hill Road resident Katie Lebling writes, 'Choosing tap water instead is a minor change for an individual that sends a much larger message.'

To the Editor, Bottled water definitely has convenience going for it, but beyond that momentary benefit it has little to offer the consumer and the global community. In terms of human health and environmental effects, as well as its larger impacts on equity and environmental justice, it is undeniably damaging.  As residents of not only one of the most developed nations in the world, but one of the most affluent towns within that nation, we have a responsibility to both future generations and to the rest of the global population to maintain the environmental quality we were given. The amount of plastic and other externalities dumped into our environment throughout a bottle’s lifecycle is staggering, especially considering the same product …

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Trish

1:47 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The survey was conducted by locals right here in Concord. It was a survey to ask how people feel about repealing the ban, not an effort to change your mind. A group of local Concord citizens made hours of phone calls around town to identify others also in favor of repealing the ban. All the calls were made by people in your neighborhood and not the bottled water industry.   more ›

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5 Things: Concord's Annual Town Meeting Opens Tonight

A quick look at what you need to see, do or know on April 22 in Concord.

1. Annual Town Meeting: Gets started at 7 p.m. this evening at Concord-Carlisle High School. 2. Want to Review the Warrant? It's posted as a PDF to your right. 3. Info on Parking, Childcare for Town Meeting? You can find that right here. 4. Like Us on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Concord Patch on Facebook. Over there, we'll be asking questions, looking for feedback and continuing the conversation with the Concord community. See you soon! 5. Say It Aint Snow: Possible morning frost this morning before the day heats up into the low-50s, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts a chance of rain or even snow overnight and a low of 34.

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Town Meeting: ConcordCAN Explains Its Positions on Warrant Articles

The climate action network is saying 'Yes' on articles 12 and 52, and 'No' on articles 13 and 30.

The following information was provided by Concord's Climate Action Network, also known as ConcordCAN! ConcordCAN! has taken positions on several warrant articles coming up at the April Town Meeting.  Our Steering Group is unanimously and publicly calling for: Articles 12, 13, and 30 are all complex and controversial; and a few votes may make a real difference in the outcome. Please make a special effort, if you are a Concord voter, to be there for these critical votes. Article 12 and 13 will come up almost immediately on Monday evening.  Article 30 is pre-scheduled for consideration at 7:30 pm on Wednesday. Please make sure that you are present for the votes on these important articles, each of which challenges us to think hard about what …

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What You Need to Know About Concord's Annual Town Meeting

The warrant, where to park, how to check in and other relevant information.

Concord's annual Town Meeting opens at 7 p.m. next Monday, April 22, at Concord-Carlisle High School. For the uninitiated, Town Meeting is the municipality's major legislative body, making decisions about budgets, bylaws, land use and, in these parts, bottled water bans. The warrant essentially breaks down the meeting's business -- in both legalese and layman's terms. Need a refresher on the warrant? Click on the PDF posted to your right.  Other meeting protocols and information are posted below, courtesy of the town website. PARKING: Town Meeting attendees should enter the high school parking lot via the Walden Street entrance only. On-site parking is limited. Carpooling is encouraged. Parking for people with disabilities is available at …

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LETTER: Civis - and the LWV -- Says to Attend Annual Town Meeting

Town Meeting starts next Monday, April 22.

To the Editor, The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle encourages active and informed participation of citizens in government. We urge all Concord voters who can arrange their schedules to attend next week’s sessions of the Concord Annual Town Meeting to do so. Voters who attend Town Meeting will participate in discussion and voting on many financial, zoning and other policy matters that affect our community. The goldenrod-colored Finance Committee Report, which residents received recently by mail (and which is also on the Town’s website), is important reading, and voters should bring it with them to Town Meeting Town Meeting is held at the Concord-Carlisle Regional High School, 500 Walden St. The first night of Town Meeting begins …

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It's Like a Cheat Sheet for Concord’s Annual Town Meeting

Miss the pre-Town Meeting public hearings? Fear not, you can check out the slides online.

  In the leadup to annual Town Meeting, there’s always a lot to take in. The good news is, slide show presentations for many of the warrant articles, as presented at the recent Town Meeting hearings, are available for review online. There are 63 items on the warrant for Concord’s 2013 annual Town Meeting, and more than 40 of them have public hearing presentations posted online. The hearings were held in late February and early March, and annual Town Meeting isn’t scheduled to get started until April 22 at Concord-Carlisle High School. So it’s true that some of the specifics could change between now and then, but generally the presentations are a generally a pretty good introduction and overview. Says the town website: “While the …

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Five Things: Selectmen to Holst Hearing on Town Meeting Articles

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on March 4 in Concord.

1. BOS To Hold Hearing On Warrant Articles: At 7 p.m. this evening at the Town House. 2. Other Public Meetings: According to the town website, other public meetings posted for today include the Alcott School Advisory Council at 5:15 p.m. the Thoreau School Advisory Council at 6:30 p.m. and the Board of Selectmen, which will meet 6:30 p.m. in advance of the 7 p.m. hearing. 3. Al-Anon/Alateen: Meeting at 1:30 p.m. at West Concord Union Church. 4. Like Us on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Concord Patch on Facebook. Over there, we'll be asking questions, looking for feedback and continuing the conversation with the Concord community. See you soon! 5. Cloudy Day: Should be mostly cloudy today, with a high of 43 and a …

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Five Things: A Tot Concert, Meetings and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Jan. 7 in Concord.

1. Tot Music Concert: Looking or something to do with kids this morning? There's a free sing- and play-along Children's Concert with Sarah Gardner at 10:30 a.m. this morning at the Hunt Recreation Center. 2. BOS Back in Action: The Board of Selectmen meets at 7 p.m. tonight at the Town House and its agenda includes the police chief talking possible alcoholic beverage license violations, and quite a bit about the warrant for April's annual Town Meeting. 3. Other Public Meetings: According to the town website, other public meetings posted for today include the Planning Board at 7:45 a.m. and the Thoreau School Advisory Council at 6:30 p.m. 4. Like Us on Facebook: For even more information and engagement, like Concord Patch on Facebook. Over …

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