Weekly Update 3/15/21

At this week's meeting, Aries gave another presentation about the proposed gasification facility focused on the permitting process and community impacts. They also attempted to respond to the CLF letter. Next week, CLF will be giving a presentation to the Public Health & Environmental Affairs Committee about their letter. I made a motion for Aries to send the City Council the studies they mention (but do not explicitly cite) about PFAS destruction.

The full presentation from this week's meeting can be found here: https://www.taunton-ma.gov/.../aries_taunton_council...

The Mayor announced the exciting news that the City's plan for a regional vaccination site has been approved by the state's Department of Public Health. Vaccine clinics will be hosted by Taunton, Fall River, Attleboro, and Somerset, while surrounding cities and towns will provide assistance, including Berkley, Dighton, Freetown, Seekonk, and Swansea.

The approved regional plan will include vaccine clinics on the following days:

Mondays: National Shrine of Our Lady of LaSalette (Attleboro)

Tuesdays: Holiday Inn (Taunton)

Wednesdays: Somerset High School or Somerset Fire Department (Somerset/Swansea)

Thursdays: Bristol Community College (Fall River)

Saturdays: Holiday Inn (Taunton)

More details will become available as the cities and towns involved work out the logistics and as doses become available.