Environmental Commission

Summit Environmental Commission plans Earth Day clean-ups and hosts October regional environmental hub. Commission Chair Donna Goggin Patel coordinated Earth Day clean-ups at Briant Park on May 20 with 27 registered volunteers from business partner Seqirus, plus a Great Swamp Watershed Association

Environmental Commission reports 230 volunteers at April 18 Earth Day clean-up across 11 sites collecting 3,000 pounds of trash. Participating officials included Mayor Elizabeth Fagan, Councilmembers Jamel Boyer, Dan Crisafulli, Chantal Landman, Jackie Lasaracina, and Council President Claire Toth.

Environmental Commission schedules April 18 Earth Day cleanup with multiple community groups. Chair Donna Goggin Patel coordinated the event with participation from the Summit Garden Club, YMCA, Cub Scout Pack 301, and middle school students, with Watershed Ambassador Jason Peralta from WMA5

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

Commission plans April Earth Day cleanup, applies for EV-charging grant. The Environmental Commission, meeting virtually amid winter weather, outlined the April 18 Earth Day cleanup and announced a $10,000 Sustainable Jersey grant application for City Hall EV charging infrastructure. Chair Donna