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Commission Establishes Green Task Force
On February 19, 2008, the City Commission adopted Resolution R08-025 establishing a Green Task Force to oversee the process of improving and sustaining the environmental needs of the City of Boynton Beach.
The duties of the Green Task Force are to provide recommendations to the City Commission regarding development of a long-term environmental improvement plan and policy and provide an assessment of our current environmental situation:
- Research successful programs implemented by other communities and provide recommendations for ways to improve the environmental sustainability of City programs, service, equipment and facilities.
- Proposed means to enhance water and energy conservation.
- Incentives for residents, businesses, developers and organizations to practice environmental conservation and sustainable building.
- Incorporation of green building standards into the City's Land Development Regulations.
- Incentives for sustainable affordable housing developments.
The 8-member task force is to focus on the areas of Public Education, Water Conservation, Waste Reduction/Recycling, and Sustainable Construction.
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Department of Energy Awards $250,000 for Energy Efficiency Conservation Strategy
The City of Boynton Beach received $250,000 from the original $658,900 allotment from DOE to hire a consultant that will write an Energy Efficiency Conservation Strategy for the City, as well as complete the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and assist with the long-term Climate Action Plan. On Oct. 6th the City Commission approved Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) as the consultant for the project. The remaining allotted funds have been awarded by the DOE for an energy effiency retrofit of the Ezell Hester Jr. Community Center
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ICLEI News: Boynton Beach mentioned as example of good EECBG networking. Read the article (PDF)!
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