RTM Public Hearing

Public Hearing 8 PM Wednesday, March 27 on Draft of Darien Bag Ordinance, Now With Specifics

Download PDF

The public is invited to speak about the specific draft proposal for a Darien bag ordinance restricting use of plastic bags at a Representative Town Meeting pubic hearing at 8 p.m., Thursday in the Town Hall Auditorium. “If you wish to speak how this will affect your business, it is important you attend and speak,” the Darien Chamber of Commerce recently told its members in an email. “This is the last opportunity to do so.” Although this will be the last chance to speak to RTM members at a public hearing on the proposed ordinance, you can still email comments about it to the RTM at  DarienRTM@DarienCT.gov through April 3. New Details

The draft of the ordinance now up for public debate has many details that hadn’t been decided on when the last public hearing was held.

Reusable checkout bag plastic bag ordinance

Very Short Written Comments to RTM on the Proposed Carryout Bag Restrictions

Download PDF

These 17 very short written comments were submitted to the Representative Town Meeting on the proposed carryout bag ordinance. The comments were submitted to the Representative Town Meeting and posted on the Web here (in the “Comments” section) by the RTM Town Government Structure and Administration Committee, among other documents about the subject. You Can Submit Your Own Comments Through Friday, March 1

Additional comments on the “Proposed Ordinance for the Management of Plastic and Paper Checkout Bags in Darien” can be submitted through Friday, March 1 if emailed to DarienRTM@DarienCT.gov.

If the town seems in favor of an ordinance, the RTM will have several key details to consider, said Monica McNally, chair of the RTM Public Works Committee, who presided over the Feb. 6 public hearing on the proposal. McNally said those key details include:

Should there be a mandatory charge on paper bags that are collected and kept by a business establishment?

Checkout Bag Industry Group Memo to Darien Officials About Bag Restrictions

Download PDF

This communication from the American Progressive Bag Alliance, an industry group, is one of the many documents and written submissions to Darien town officials about whether or not to restrict types of carryout bags:

You Can Submit Your Own Comments Through Friday, March 1

Additional comments on the “Proposed Ordinance for the Management of Plastic and Paper Checkout Bags in Darien” can be submitted through Friday, March 1 if emailed to DarienRTM@DarienCT.gov.

If the town seems in favor of an ordinance, the RTM will have several key details to consider, said Monica McNally, chair of the RTM Public Works Committee, who presided over the Feb. 6 public hearing on the proposal. McNally said those key details include:

Should there be a mandatory charge on paper bags that are collected and kept by a business establishment? What should the minimum thickness be on a recycled bag that a store or business establishment sells? Should there be stipulated standards on the composition of the paper bags that are offered by the stores?

RTM Public Hearing

More Written Comments Submitted to RTM on the Proposed Carryout Bag Ordinance

Download PDF

Here are 14 written comments from Darien residents on the proposed town ordinance imposing restrictions on carryout bags. The comments were submitted to the Representative Town Meeting and posted on the Web here (in the “Comments” section) by the RTM Town Government Structure and Administration Committee, among other documents about the subject. You Can Submit Your Own Comments Through Friday, March 1

Additional comments on the “Proposed Ordinance for the Management of Plastic and Paper Checkout Bags in Darien” can be submitted through Friday, March 1 if emailed to DarienRTM@DarienCT.gov.

If the town seems in favor of an ordinance, the RTM will have several key details to consider, said Monica McNally, chair of the RTM Public Works Committee, who presided over the Feb. 6 public hearing on the proposal. McNally said those key details include:

Should there be a mandatory charge on paper bags that are collected and kept by a business establishment?