PlacerSustain: Voices of Placer County's Sustainability Community

The Sustainable Loomis working group has formulated recommendations to the Loomis Town Council for approval at the upcoming November 8, 2011 Town Council Meeting at the Train Depot, 5775 Horseshoe Bar Road.  The meeting starts at 7:30pm.  Public comment would be welcome on these recommendations at that time.  A copy of the recommendations is attached.

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The Sustainability Initiative Framework

This is a link to the City of Roseville's Summary of Sustainability activities in PDF form.  Here is an excerpt from the material:

The Natural Step is a Global Sustainability organization that has pioneered a program of sustainability principles and practices.  According to Rick Gruen, the new Placer Resource Conservation District Manager, Natural Step principles where incorporated into the Sustainability Plan they developed in the Portland area.

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This is the text of a Word Table presenting an initial outline of proposals and projects that have been discussed and presented by certain PlacerSustain members.  It is a work in progress.  Additional Comments will be added over time. It is more easily read in the attached Word document.  The materials will continue to be updated.

This is a list of key elements of a successful community sustainability initiative from the Sustainable Communities Network.  A few core qualities that successful initiatives share in common: