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Michigan Green Communities Challenge -
An Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy

 

Participating partners:

The Basic Challenge - Government Policy Adoption
All Michigan communities are eligible to complete the Basic Challenge, a program designed to reflect the governing body’s commitment to adopt policies and programs of energy efficiency and conservation.  If a community decides to accept the Basic Challenge, its governing board must pass a resolution indicating its desire to participate, and complete Steps 1–6 as outlined.


How your community can get started...
1.  Sign Up by passing the sample resolution (or a similar resolution) indicating that your governing board wants to participate in the Michigan Green Communities Challenge. (Attachment A) In passing the resolution, you will have completed Step 1 of the Basic Challenge. Fax the resolution to the Michigan Green Communities Challenge c/o Sue Jeffers.

2.  Complete the Intention and Progress Survey (Attahcment B) and fax the survey to the Michigan Green Communities Challenge c/o Sue Jeffers.

3.  Begin work on Steps 2–6 of the Basic Challenge.  Steps 2-6 will provide a step-by-step plan for your community to develop, implement and measure your goals and objectives meeting the Basic Challenge.  Attachment C is intended to provide suggested goals and activities for Step 5. 


For more information, please contact:
Kami Smith, Michigan Association of Counties
Jeff Spencer, Green Communities Coordinator, Bureau of Energy Systems
Jan Patrick, EECBG Small Cities Coordinator, Bureau of Energy Systems

Related news:
We are proud to announce that the following counties are enrolled in the Challenge:
ISABELLA, MONROE and ROSCOMMON, each as of October 31, 2009.

Enrollees in the Challenge