If you click on the post you can access the Evansville Initiative----a group of folks that have been focused on energy for some time----one of the elements that has not been developed as much has been the city participation and the consumer involvement----if you check on the Water and Light minutes and the Minutes of the "Public" Benefits Committee, you can see that taxpayer dollars have gone to business and schools in Evansville, but the individual residential application administration has been spotty---I am working on getting the exact dollar expenditures for the consumer side as we speak.
The bottom line is that the proposed ordinance of the City is welcome and timely. Stay tuned.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
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I respectfully disagree with the comment that the city's participation has not been developed as much. The solar panels at the pool is an excellent example of the city's participation.
ReplyDeleteThis support comes from public tax money, and goes to further the initiatives of a private group formed from the ECP. There are a number of private groups that serve to improve the city. And it's a difficult job to choose one over the other given the limited resources of the city.
Mayor Decker has definitely put a spotlight on this private group of people and their commendable efforts, but even as the Resolution admits, the city has been working for some time to be energy efficient.
Our Department Heads and their quiet efforts to keep costs down both past and present deserve our gratitude.