1. MARCH
    1. 10: Town Hall meeting
  2. FEBRUARY
    1. 1: OP Submitted!
    2. 15: Article for Andover Beacon due
  3. JANUARY
    1. 5: e-mailed principal Jane Slayton about art project with AEMS kids
    2. 7: -completed Town Reports 1993-2000 -started the Survey page on Mahara (4hrs) -found videos explaining key elements of the waste stream -wrote purpose of OP -summarized Survey Results, extracted key elements -typed up journal entries on Mahara -skillflex chart entry
    3. 8: -completed Survey page on Mahara, 1 hr -completed A&A summary and base layers
    4. 12: finished 5 town reports with Jon's help -started A&A page on Mahara
    5. 13: more town reports -worked on A&A page -worked on Supporting Evidence
    6. 14: NRRA member meeting -visited BCEP (Belmont, Chichester, Epsom, Pittsfield) transfer station -sketched “Good” and “Ideal” design, presented to Deb and Reggie at the TS
    7. 15: finished town reports except this year -worked on A&A and Supporting Evidence -formatted Google Docs for better presentation when embedded -worked on designs -created graphs for budget (estimated vs actual expenditures) -studied NRRA YTD Activity Report -finished SWOT analysis on XMind
    8. 19: Design A and C drafts, sent to NRRA SWAT team -Pictures of designs, A&A, and survey results uploaded to Flickr, sent to NRRA SWAT team
    9. 20: Flickr uploads -formatting -Design Manual created, Supporting Evidence page finished -Pathway Tracking on XMind
    10. 21: NRRA SWAT visit -Uploaded to and managed Flickr Album for OP -Made Warrant Article timeline on XMind -research on biomass and gasifiers, anaerobic digestion and crushed glass uses
    11. 22: Swap Shop/ Building surplus designs -Budget analysis, graphs, using NRRA YTD annual report -Researched other OPs, finally found the templates from Gaia U and copied boxes into mine -Added “Cover Page”
    12. 23: Budget analysis, graphs and spreadsheets on C&D, MSW, and Single Stream -Swap Shop/ Building surplus designs
    13. 24: OP writings started -write-up of Swap Shop
    14. 25:final designs completed -research on wood banks, truck scales, dual stream vs single
    15. 26:finished Swap shop drawing -scanned and uploaded designs for better quality
    16. 27: formatted images -formatting of Analysis, Design, and Supporting Evidence pages
    17. 28: budgetary analysis and graphing
    18. 29: formatting -design page completed -analysis page completed -specifications and abstract completed
    19. 30: formatting -implementation page completed -Supporting Evidence completed
    20. 31: maintenance/monitoring complete -conclusion complete -commentaries complete -annotated bibliography complete -self-review form completed -final formatting -this timeline complete and uploaded.
  4. DECEMBER
    1. 1: -finished EPA manual -finished EPA site selection manual -e-mailed local cable station to see if they can broadcast workshop (a&a and design days) -visited TS to watch hauling of trash compactor -outlined A&A day using Facilitators Guide to Permaculture
    2. 2: Reading on how to lead workshop, from "Facilitators' Handbook for Permaculture" -Google calendar updated -Read through budget expenditures, 2006­-2013 -read through projected budget for next year (2015)
    3. 5: base layers for A&A created (with property lines, building outlines, fences, and helpful infrastructure)
    4. 6: Analysis and Assessment day at Town Hall--Victoria Mishcon, Deb Brower, Nance Teach -SWOT analysis and wrote down answers to A&A questions based on memory--weather too bad to go outside -Ideas list started -History of current design and past designs from former selectwoman Vicky Mishcon
    5. 9: 1984-1987 Town Meeting Reports typed up
    6. 11: MoY presentation--Ecological Design in the Built Environment
    7. 12: Analysis and Assessment base-maps completed (4 layers) and tax map drawn out -Gaia Radio Call--PODAPO: Process Skills -Spoke to Steve Whitman, community planner
    8. 13: Design Day at Town Hall-- Susan Chase, Victoria Mishcon, Bob Norander -Filmed and narrated survey responses for local TV channel
    9. 15: 1988-1993 Town Meeting Reports typed up with budgets, warrant articles, and recycling committee notes -Presented survey responses to Board of Selectmen
    10. 16: Visit to Transfer Station in Danbury -Photos of Andover Transfer Station -Thank you letter sent out to participants of workshops -e-mail to principal of Andover Elementary School Jane Slayton: send out Single Stream note about no Christmas packaging; to see if there is still a recycling effort at the school; to see if we can collaborate on an up-cycling project to put art from the kids at the TS -Put the survey link on the town website and the Beacon website
    11. 17: began reading Garbology, by Edward Humes (which, ironically, I found in a dumpster at a college after school ended)
    12. 24: created outline of OP -created Core Report outline on XMind -transcribed more survey results to Google Form
    13. 28: Created OP, began formatting -e-mailed Marilyn at NRRA, set up January 21st SWAT visit -e-mailed Cimbria Badenhausen for advice -posted to Gaia U Activity Hub forum, request for information, opinions, etc. -wrote journal entries -made list of remaining things "to-do" -began brainstorming the 3 different design elements
    14. 30: read Garbology -created Xmind maps for: -SWOTs of 3 designs -Pros and Cons of each design -Design Action Plans for 3 designs -Week by week plan for January (4 Xminds in total)
  5. NOVEMBER
    1. 19: -NRRA annual conference and monthly member meeting
    2. 20: -survey to Andover townspeople on Facebook, 38 responses in 3 days
    3. 21: -flyer created for A&A day and Design day
    4. 22: -survey and flyer sent by e-mail, resent by recipients to their contacts -typed up notes, ideas, resources, etc. on TextEdit
    5. 24: -Beacon (local newspaper) article written and sent -Advising session with Nicole -Facebook event for design charrette created -survey printed to be distributed at Transfer Station, Jake's, Town Hall.... -survey for NRRA members created, sent to BOS and TA to be reviewed
    6. 25: -TS attendant survey (approved by BOS and Marj) sent to Marilyn at NRRA. -Research on EPA pamphlets for Waste Transfer Stations, etc.. Citizen involvement
    7. 26: 1/2 interview with Reggie, printed surveys for Andover citizens--distributed to Town Hall (perfect, because it's tax week, loads of people coming in to pay bills) and Transfer Station
    8. 28: 1/2 of EPA Decision-Makers (350pg) manual, some print offs of relevant information for workshop
    9. 29:- Xmind Timeline created -Reading on how to lead workshop, from "Facilitators' Handbook for Permaculture" -Google calendar updated
    10. 30: -read more EPA manual -Read through budget expenditures, 2006-2013 -read through projected budget for next year (2015)