While I support promoting sustainable energy as a public policy, I have included sustainable actions into my personal practices. For example, I frequently ride Transfort and bicycle to get around town for meetings and routine activities. To reduce energy use in my home all of my household lights are now LED lights and I have reduced the use of my clothes dryer to not more than two or three times a year.

Every letter that I have received from the City about my energy use has consistently rated my household in the top tier of those who use the least amount of energy in my neighborhood.

This past summer, I took advantage of the “energy audit” from the City for $60. Consequently, after making the necessary improvements, I received a rebate for my improvements. I intend to do more now that I know about the “on-bill financing” for home efficiency projects.

Recently, the Council passed the “framework” of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) that was passed in 1999. Development of a 2020 action plan is the next step and those future actions must be carefully reviewed by and with the community not only in terms of costs and benefits but also how it will affect other key community needs such as housing affordability and opportunities for job development.