Last Two Months’ Sustainability Advisory Board Meetings

I have been negligent in advertising recent Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board meetings, so here I briefly report on the previous two Board meetings.

At the meeting on Wednesday 19 October, the Board conversed with Louisville’s new city manager Jeff Durbin; the Board decided to continue producing the Sustainability Spotlight, featured in Louisville’s Community Update, in collaboration with Louisville’s sustainability coordinator Kayla Betzold; and the Board discussed two recommendations for the Louisville City Council’s 2023 work plan, phasing out the sale and use of gasoline-powered landscaping equipment and benchmarking energy usage of Louisville’s existing commercial buildings.

At the meeting on Wednesday 16 November, the Board reviewed the current draft of an ordinance strengthening Louisville’s commercial building codes, and the Board initiated discussions of its 2023 work plan.

The application period for positions (starting in 2023) on Louisville’s boards and commissions closed on 10 November. There are two open positions on the Sustainability Advisory Board. I applied for one of these positions, having finished out the last two years of a previous Board member’s appointment.

Next month the Board will meet on the second (rather than the third) Wednesday of the month, 14 December, from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Louisville Public Library. Feel free to attend—in person or virtually—to learn about the Board’s activities, offer your comments to the Board, or just enjoy the Board’s company.