Name: Hawthorne Environmental Commission Meeting
Start: 2026-02-12
Location: Hawthorne

Attendees

✓ Rayna Laiosa (Commissioner)

✓ Mary Mahon (Commissioner)

✓ Holly Cowen (Commissioner)

✓ Pat MacDonnell (Commissioner)

✓ Rob Meier (Commissioner)

✓ Maureen Cook (Commissioner)

✓ Mike Mariani (Commissioner)

✓ Kathy B. Serafin (Guest)

✓ Mike Turco (Guest)

✓ Janet Turco (Guest)

✓ Melissa Lambert (Guest)

✓ Present: 11/11

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#I

Attendance and Acceptance of Meeting Minutes

Review and approval of meeting minutes from January 8, 2026

#II

Hawthorne Planning Board Update

Discussion on the approval of Auto Repair at the former O’Brien Nissan

#III

Green Team Meeting

Discussion on community garden and green team activities

#IV

Hackensack Riverkeeper Clean Up

Organization of a volunteer river cleanup along the Passaic River

#V

Native Plant Discussion

Discussion on planting native plants between sidewalks and curbs

#VI

Terra Cycle Update

Discussion on cigarette butt recycling program

#VII

34th Annual Cel Earth Bration

Planning for the annual event

#VIII

Girl Scout Christmas Lighting Collection

Update on the collection of Christmas lights for recycling

#IX

Hawthorne Shade Tree Commission Update

Update on the commission's activities

Public Comments

1 speaker

Melissa Lambert · Topic: Native Plants

Shared information on native plants from the Environmental Commission/Green Team