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Session Title: City vs/& County Development; Sustainable Building Problems & Information
Convener: Sasha Vrtunski E-Mail svrtunski@charter.net
SESSION 'HEADLINES':
- There is a lack of good, in-depth information in the community about the impact of developments
- Citizens should demand due diligence from County government before developments are approved
- Water availability is going to be (and already is) an important issue in the future and should be strongly considered in the development process
- Need consequences or stronger consequences for developers who do not follow through on the approved plan. (City and County)
- Community needs alternative candidates to run for County Commissioner
- Center for Climate and Environmental Interaction is proposing that Asheville become an urban climate change laboratory and have an environmental extension program.
*NECESSARY/DESIRED ACTION: (Declarative Statements)
- Communication of good information to citizens about development impacts - PR campaign
- A sustainability section in the AC-T
- Using information from NOAA/NCDC to inform our region about sustainability, policies, actions
- Examine and implement impact fees to address environmental and infrastructure impacts.
PARTICIPANTS:
- Judy Swan jswanway@charter.net
- Jeanne Cummings jeannecharlie@bellsouth.net
- Sally Rhoads sally8636@aol.com
- Angela Leonard comanche3537@yahoo.com
- Chris Weihs cweihs@earthlink.net
- Elizabeth Brown emcbrown@hotmail.com
- John Grear john.grear@ubs.com
- Kale Olson kale.olson@ubs.com
- Mary Rich Hill mary@appalachian.org
- Tom Gallaher tomg@heritagedierctions.com
- Merri McLean mcleanclan@charter.net
- Mack Pearsall mbp@pvcinc.net
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