Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Dunwoody Candidate Forum on Sustainability - Tuesday 6:30 at Peachtree Charter Middle School


Tuesday, October 25, 2011
6:00 pm (6 - 6:45 Meet & Greet, 6:45 - 9 Forum)
Peachtree Charter Middle School
4664 North Peachtree Road

Moderated by
The Honorable Stacey Hydrick
Judge, State Court of DeKalb County
&
Belinda Pedroso
President, League of Women Voters DeKalb
&
Peter Cox
Editor, Dunwoody Patch (with live internet video & audio streaming to be recorded and available for on-demand viewing)
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This is an opportunity for you to hear from the candidates for Mayor and City Council and their positions on such topics as:

• Economic Development, Clean/Green Technology and Sustainable Business Practices
• Sustainable funding and planning strategies for Parks, Trails and Green Space
• Land use and city planning as it relates to development
• Multi-Modal Transportation
• Energy
• Solid Waste Management
• Social Impact on Sustainability: Aging Population, Demographic shift from Single family to multi-family, Attracting & Retaining Young Professionals
• Locally-Sourced Food Access
• Air & Water Quality
• Dunwoody Sustainability Plan / Sustainable Vision for Dunwoody
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Sponsored by

Dunwoody Student Volunteer Organization
&  League of Women Voters

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Coffee during the Meet & Greet provided by Starbucks


Below are a few links that may add to the conversations.


City of Dunwoody Reference Information - Sustainability

1.       City of Dunwoody Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Search for the term “Sustainability” & Sustainability Plan (yet to be conducted).
2.       ARC Green Communities Program, Dunwoody’s Green Communities Initiatives & Dunwoody’s Sustainability Commission (Dunwoody was awarded Bronze level, and is a key focus of the Sustainability Commission)

Green Building

Energy Efficiency

Green Power

Water Use Reduction and Efficiency

Trees and Greenspace

Transportation and Air Quality

Recycling and Waste Reduction

Education

Innovation

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