Doing the right things for our environment is critical, but everyone has to consider costs, levels of expertise and how improvements impact the economy and quality of life.
To provide examples, as mentioned in the text, CA is investigating sponsorship of a “Here Comes the Sun” alternative energy program. It was recently announced that the County would be sponsoring a program to provide energy audits for residential property owners. A very valid partnership opportunity would be for the County to partner with CA to couple efforts to improve energy efficiency through the audits and to promote the installation of solar panels to reduce energy demand. The partnership not only generates over 119 megawatts of power, but also could provide educational opportunities as well as a basis for research on how solar panels can be even more efficient.
Another example of potential partnerships would be a county program calling for youth to construct rain gardens. As mentioned previously, CA received a rather sizeable grant to construct rain gardens. The best of both worlds would be for the County to partner with CA to utilize grant funds for the installation of rain gardens by people hired by the County.
Primary Focus Points:
- Development of partnerships in as many areas that are possible
- Couple efforts to save tax and rate payers as much money as is possible as well as enhancing quality of life
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