On July 1, I gave Mayor Scharfenberger the 4 letters initiated from the June 26 Sierra Club/Brookdale Science Monday (in addition to the 13 letters & notes I gave the mayor on May 20)

On July 3, the Mayor indicated he plans to call and acknowledge the 4 letter writers
 
Following are my notes from the July 1, 2017 meeting with the Mayor:
Mayor Scharfenberger’s response:
The mayor and I chatted about several things, but I did not receive a clear-cut clean energy commitment from the Mayor. 
 
Middletown Green Team Observations: (based upon 7/1 and earlier meetings)
I believe the Mayor will generally support Greet Team initiatives, complying with the following Middletown documents:
The Green Team was created as an “Advisory Board” to the Middletown Committee, “to save tax dollars, conserve energy and reduce the community’s carbon footprint”, per
http://www.middletownnj.org/156/Boards-Committees-Commissions  
However, the original, detailed, 2010 resolution creating the Green Team does NOT mention “carbon footprint”:
http://sj-site-legacy-migrate.s3.amazonaws.com/m13321010.pdf
Earlier, I had submitted my application to join the Middletown Green Team.
I am now included in Green Team meeting announcements.  Next meeting is July 19 or 20 to review projects and discuss next projects.
If I were officially appointed to the Middletown Green Team, I expect opportunities for projects within a climate action plan, or Middletown energy plan, providing there are sufficient resident volunteers to ensure completion of a given project
I further expect projects would likely be approved if Middletown property tax is not increased..
 
Steve Miller, stevemiller@comcast.net