Upcoming Meeting

Meetings for the Waste Watchers of the Eastern Shore are typically held on the second Wednesday of every month from Noon until 2pm at the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce in Melfa. Please join us for our next meeting at 12:00pm on February 14th, agenda here . Minutes from the January meeting are here . The semi-annual meeting of the GreenWorks Committee will convene immediately following adjournment. All are welcome!

News, Current Events, & Resources

I hope that you all opened the Member Letter that went out in lieu of a GreenNews edition last month. If not, I suggest opening it here. It lists some of the main accomplishments of the organization in 2017, might inspire some volunteering, and reminds about annual dues. Without these dues, only $10 annually, we are unable to serve the community effectively. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and pay the annual dues. If your dues are paid and you volunteer for a clean up or education event, you'll get a free Waste Watchers t-shirt (see design below)!

Member Survey

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ef2up9xwjd0rheke/start

Your answers on the survey will provide us with valuable information and insights about how Waste Watchers can best serve the Shore.

 

Dues and Donations https://squareup.com/store/waste-watchers-of-the-eastern-shore

We are a registered not-for-profit entity, so donations are tax deductible! This can be done by credit card or PayPal with the link below. Checks can also be mailed to President Marilyn Ailes at PO Box 191 Onancock, VA 23417.

 Next Clean Up Day is Saturday February 24th meeting at Hungar's Church in Machipongo at 9:30am.

RSVP (not required) and find more info on Facebook .

We need YOUR help for these monthly clean up events!

Upcoming events:

March 31, near Onancock

April 21, near Exmore

Please email wastewatchersintern@gmail.com with questions, suggestions for dates, when you're available to help, and locations for other future cleanups!

Action Alert - Public Comment Period

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has a public comment period open for a consent order for Lance G. Fisher in Accomack County. The public comment period is Feb. 5 – March 7, contact Russell.Deppe@deq.virginia.gov. This is for illegal solid waste disposal in an area near Shad Landing Road near Sanford. The civil charge of $13,500 is being foregone, because corrective action (proper disposal to ACNL at $8,303.18 completed in Sept./Nov. of 2017) and submission of ITP application. Link to Public Notice here.