Douglas County, Colorado : Sustainability Initiative
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| Name | Douglas County, Colorado : Sustainability Initiative |
| Organization Description | The Douglas County Sustainability Initiative Advisory Committee (SIAC) invited County residents and business owners to attend one of eight public Listening and Recruiting Tour (LRT) meetings in May and June. SIAC members asked for the public's thoughts and opinions on the sustainability of Douglas County as an economy, a community and an environment for future generations.
The Douglas County Sustainability Initiative (Initiative) will be a cooperative effort including residents, representatives from the Partnership of Douglas County Governments (Partnership), topic-area experts, business owners, and staff. The Initiative will be comprised of the SIAC and the Working Group. Both groups will be responsible for reporting to the County Manager and to the public on a regular basis. The structure will bring disparate County sustainability activities together to support Board of County Commissioner policies and goals, build efficiencies by reducing redundant staff efforts, foster public participation, and ensure sustainability program recommendations to the County Manager have been developed cooperatively by staff and the public.
This organization operates in Colorado. |
| Type of Organization | Local Government |
| Sector(s) |  Water Agriculture Energy |
| Organization Concerns | Community members’ thoughts on transportation, air and water quality, local land use and open space, and many other topics were collected and will be used by the SIAC to develop a vision statement, goals and objectives. Community members’ input will also guide the Sustainability Working Group and future issue-specific task forces' work. |
| Website | http://www.douglas.co.us/planning/SIAC/index.html |
| Organization Projects | N/A |
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