Warrant Article #5
Shall the district raise and appropriate the sum of $47,000 for the purpose of supporting initiatives requested by the Oyster River Sustainability Committee. These requests include: $25,000 for additional energy audits of the buildings, $14,000 for the food service to purchase food from local farmers, $6,000 for biodiesel (B20) fuel conversion on school buses, and $2,000 for education and outreach projects.
Warrant Article #6
To see if the District will vote to continue the ORCSD Sustainability Committee, established by Warrant Article #7 in March 2011, allowing them to assist the school district in the identification and integration of sustainable ecological, economic, and cultural equity policies and best practices into school operations and the curricula. The committee will be comprised of ORCSD teachers, administrators, students and school board members, along with community members from each town. Findings and recommendations will be presented at regular intervals to the Oyster River Community.
