Sustainability Committee

Charge of Committee

The Fairhaven Sustainability Committee is an advisory committee reporting to the Selectboard involving matters relating to sustainable practices, environmental regulations, green initiatives, and the environmental health of Fairhaven. In that capacity, the Sustainability Committee (formerly Green Fairhaven Committee) shall be charged with the following:

  • Promote outreach and volunteer efforts to support beach, ocean, and terrestrial clean-ups.
  • Promote, advocate, and lobby for sustainable practices and lifestyle changes, both in Fairhaven, and our greater region, via education, green initiatives and bylaws.
  • Enhance Fairhaven’s reputation as a leader in sustainable enterprises.
  • Work interdepartmentally to improve recycling, reducing, reusing, composting, and other sustainable practices.
  • Foster a sustainable future and advocate for social and economic improvements in our community.
  • Act as a resource to the Sustainability Coordinator, when requested, and provide recommendations to the Select Board and the Town Administrator on Sustainability issues.
  • Membership: It is the recommendation of the Sustainability Committee that the membership be comprised of seven (7) full voting members, and up to five (5) alternate members, as appointed by the Select Board. Terms shall be one year, reappointed annually. If a newly appointed member or alternate member does not get sworn in within 3 months of appointment, they will no longer be a member of the committee. In the event that there is no quorum of the 7 full voting members, alternate members may act as voting members for the purposes of quorum for that meeting. The alternate member(s) will be chosen by seniority in service as alternate members on the committee.

If you'd like to be added to the Sustainability Committee mailing list for more information about events and initiatives, please send an email to sustainability@fairhaven-ma.gov with your name and contact information.


The Fairhaven Sustainability Com­mit­tee would like to thank local residents Caitlyn Foster and Lauren Crowley, who collaborated with the Committee as part of Christine Neville’s graphic design class at Fairhaven High School to design our logo.


Fairhaven Sustainability Committee Land Acknowledgement

The Fairhaven Sustainability Committee acknowledges Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of the land, and the enduring relation­ship that exists between them and their traditional territories. The land on which we sit is the traditional unceded territory of various indigenous nations. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced occupation of their territory, and we honor and respect the many diverse indigenous people connected to this land on which we gather from time immemorial.

Land Acknowledgement Press Release

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Staff Contacts

Name Phone
Bruce Webb (508) 970-4023 ext 8128

Committee Members

Sustainability CommitteeTitleTerm Expires

Chair

2024

Karen Gent

Clerk

2024

Christin Ritz

Member

2024

Susan B. Spooner

Member

2024

Tim Garcia

Member

2024

Laura Gardner

Member

2024

John Pond

Member

2024