MEETING NOTICE: NATURAL RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - STANDING COMMITTEE of the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership

This will be a Virtual Meeting as allowed by “An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency,” signed into law by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on June 16, 2021 extending until April 1, 2022 remote meeting provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.30 sec.20.

Members of the public are welcome. Please RSVP to Lisa Hayden to request a Zoom link to attend by emailing: [email protected]

Agenda

1. Welcome and call to order
2. Approve minutes from August 24th Committee meeting
3. State forestry and business retention discussion + Q & A with Guest Speaker Sean Mahoney (Director of Wood Utilization, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
4. Update on Lever’s 2nd Mohawk Trail Entrepreneur Challenge - Jeffery Thomas (Executive Director of Lever)
5. Review draft of Standing Committee Summary Sheet and select priority projects
6. Board Chair / Agent updates
7. Any items not anticipated 48 hours in advance
8. Public comment
9. Schedule next committee meeting
10. Adjournment

Committee members: Andrew Kawczak (Chair), Zachary Feury, Jay Healy, Nicole Pyser, Jeffrey Thomas