Summit Environmental Commission plans Earth Day clean-up event
Environmental Commission plans Earth Day clean-up and discusses grant funding for EV charging. Chair Donna Goggin Patel led the February 23 meeting via Zoom during a City Hall weather closure, discussing a ten thousand dollar Sustainable Jersey grant application for an electric vehicle charging
Environmental Commission · Meeting of February 23, 2026
NJ SUMMIT — Environmental Commission plans Earth Day clean-up and discusses grant funding for EV charging. Chair Donna Goggin Patel led the February 23 meeting via Zoom during a City Hall weather closure, discussing a ten thousand dollar Sustainable Jersey grant application for an electric vehicle charging station and electrical service at City Hall. The annual Earth Day Clean-Up is scheduled for April 18 with a rain date of April 19; community groups can register by emailing summitearthdaycleanup@gmail.com.
The Department of Community Services requested a watershed-based event component for the clean-up. The Shade Tree Advisory Committee is planning an Arbor Day celebration April 24 at Brayton School and a fall planting of a Salem Oak.
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Source: the Environmental Commission meeting of February 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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