Green Committee

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Meetings

Third Tuesday of every month 
Visitor Center Conference Room, Lakefront Park
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Contact Information

genevagreencommittee@gmail.com

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Officers  

                                                                                            
Julie Coleman, Co-Chair 
Pat Wallace, Secretary/ Co-Chair 
Sara Britting, Treasurer 

Members 

 Anne Hoyt                                                                                                                                    James Anderson
 Jan Regan
 Jason Rearick
 Jim Norwalk
 Julie Hoyle
 Larry Campbell
 Marcia Cullen
 Patrick Keefe
 Richard Cox


Liaison

Jacob Fox

Mission Statement

This Committee is charged with evaluating City operations and community practices for sustainability impacts, educating and gathering community input on best practices, and providing recommendations to City Council and staff on policy changes or changes to operational practices that can be moved into legislation or actionable steps for a more sustainable living environment.

Green Committee Subcommittee Information

  • Alternatives to Synthetics - supports the city's Department of Public Works in its management of city-owned properties without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and promotes sustainable practices for all city residents, institutions, and businesses.
  • Waste Diversion - seeks to reduce the city's waste footprint by encouraging the use of the city's new Resource Recovery Facility and by promoting recycling of food wastes, e-wastes, and hazardous wastes as well as all recyclable materials.
  • De-Icing - explores strategies for maintaining safety in the winter while reducing the amount of salt used on city streets and by its businesses, institutions, and residents.
  • Climate Smart Community - seeks to meet the goals for designation as a Climate Smart Community which enables the city to benefit from grant programs.
  • Community Aggregate - explores ways the city and its residents, institutions, and businesses can obtain sustainable sources of energy at reduced cost.

Geneva Benchmarking Report

This annual report is used to track municipal buildings’ energy performance and is created in compliance with a passed Resolution on June 17, 2017.  Comparisons between annual reports can provide insights into energy use, including potential cost savings. This report includes only municipal buildings larger than 1,000 sq. ft.

Annual Energy Benchmarking Report