Early in January, the Mayor issued the Committee assignments for councilors. Cities and towns have committees to focus on specific issues. If City Council had to discuss parking hours on School Street versus Merrimack Street, approve a zoning map, make a volunteer schedule for maintaining trails, make a cold weather action plan for homeless services, AND talk about the budget, we would have some very long meetings on our hands. That’s why communities have several committees that are fine-tuned to their needs. In Concord, we have over 30! Want to get involved? Many have vacancies! Not sure what a committee does? Reach out and I may be able to help!
I was assigned:
- Energy & Environment Advisory Committee. At my first meeting, we discussed Community Power and some key solar projects happening in Concord.
- Opportunity Corridors Advisory Committee. Details coming soon!
- Parking Committee. I will have my first meeting the last week of February!
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee. At my first meeting, we largely discussed the rollout of the pilot transition period to automated trash pickup. We will meet again in March to discuss outreach and logistics.
- Tax Exemption Policy Committee. At the 2026 meeting at the beginning of February, we discussed the changes in state legislation impacting credits and exemptions for veterans, and the upcoming reevaluation. We set the credit and exemption income thresholds based on staff recommendation from what other communities around the state have done. This committee typically only meets once a year, but we will likely have a second meeting this spring to discuss the reevaluation further.