HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2006-263CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-263
PLYMOUTH'S GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION RESOLUTION
WIIEREAS, Plymouth has always placed a high priority on the environment. This prioritization is
exhibited through its first-rate commitment to:
• creating parks which increase public access and enjoyment of nature;
• creating an extensive system of trails and sidewalks which allow people to travel without
the use of a car;
• a water management plan which strives toward building a healthier environment;
• thorough environmental considerations for new development including instituting
aggressive regulations for protecting trees and water;
• instituting anti -erosion policies and requiring wetland buffer zones;
• encouraging native plantings, healthy wetlands, and tree preservation, and providing
incentives for many of these types of efforts;
• banning phosphorous fertilizers;
• preserving natural areas for their environmental importance to Plymouth, its citizens, and
the greater world.
WIIEREAS, Plymouth has taken these steps because the City believes that protecting the environment
is an integral part of providing the high quality of life %n -which Plymouth provides to its citizens; and
WIIEREAS, global warming is in part the effect of human activities and will—natural systems that
affect the world's climate; and
WIIEREAS, the City of Plymouth has always been a leader in adoption of environmental protection
ordinances, policies and practices, including existing practices that help to reduce the greenhouse
gasses. These actions that Plymouth has already taken include the use of bio -diesel and hybrid
technology in city fleets, implementing green building techniques, preservation of green -spaces, and
the creation of extensive trails and sidewalks; and
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WIIEREAS, these efforts are of a non-partisan nature and result in a higher quality of living for
citizens through reduced energy bills, preservation of local forests, wetlands, and other habitats,
increased air and water quality, reduced traffic, and sound transportation options.
Tffefb BE IT RESOLVED that because Plymouth firmly believes in environmental quality as a
necessity to providing a high quality of life to its citizens, the City of Plymouth will endeavor to the
ex+en -extent practical to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its governmental
operations and buildings and encourage its citizens to take steps to reduce their own greenhouse gas
emissions and promote energy conservation.
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Adopted by the City Council on June 27, 20W
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