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March 1, 2013
Dear Town of Chevy Chase Resident:
In October 2012, the town council of the Town of Chevy Chase passed a resolution to pursue Sustainable Maryland Certified (SMC), a voluntary certification program for municipalities in Maryland who want to go green, control costs and save money, and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term. The Climate and Environment Committee, with assistance from Town staff, will be managing the Town’s SMC certification. The program encompasses a range of issues including climate change, energy use and generation, air and water pollution, land use and green buildings, equity, local economies, health, transportation, and more. Achieving SMC certification will distinguish the Town as a leader, provide a competitive edge for future grants, give the Town access to the program’s tools and resources, and enable us to benchmark our performance against similar communities.
One of the first actions required in the program is this survey to assess and prioritize the desires of the community regarding our local environment. Results from the survey will help as we develop a Green Action Plan, which will outline three years of proposed steps toward maintaining and improving our Town’s quality of life and establish an agenda for the Climate and Environment Committee.
Some of the questions on the survey will also help us assess the Town’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction progress. The Town committed to a target of a 7% reduction from 1990 levels by 2012, when it signed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement in 2006.
This survey is voluntary and all questions are optional. Although there are only seven questions in total, we hope you will take the time to give us thoughtful answers and add additional comments. You can go back and change earlier questions but your answers will not be saved if you close the program before completing and submitting the survey.
If you have any questions, please contact the committee’s SMC liaison Julia Craighill, [email protected] or 301 656 8445.
Thank you so much for your help.
The Town of Chevy Chase Climate and Environment Committee
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1. How important do you believe it is for the Town to address each of the following issues?
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| Feel free to provide comments on the topics above or suggestions for additional environmental issues you feel the Town might address. | | |
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| 2. In your opinion, what is the most important issue that the Town should address in order to improve the environment and long-term livability of this community? | | |
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| 3. Being realistic, what do you think are the three most important things the Town might do to help you and your family reduce your negative impacts on the environment? | | |
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4. Greenhouse Gas survey follow up questions:
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| Feel free to tell us other actions you have taken to reduce your environmental impact. | | |
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5. Please describe the cars and trucks kept in this area that your household owns and uses.
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6. If your household includes one or more employed workers, how do each of them usually get to work (for each worker separately)?
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7. Please tell us about yourself:
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If you are interested in discussing any of these issues some more or volunteering, please leave your name and email. As our thanks, we will give you a pocket-sized reusable bag.
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| Please briefly describe any issues you would be interested in discussing further. | | |
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