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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Milton Earns Green Community Status

The North Fulton city adopted policies and practices that made it one of the latest jurisdictions to get the designations from the Atlanta Regional Commission.

Milton is one of the latest cities to earn Green Communities certification for leadership in implementing policies and practices that contribute to efficient and sustainable use of resources in metro Atlanta. The city has 67 measures dedicated to becoming a Green Commuity. The city is now recognized as a Bronze level Green Community. All together, 18 jurisdictions have been certified since the program was created four years ago. Cindy Eade, the city's Sustainability coordinator, said city staff and the Milton Grows Green volunteer committee have worked for years to achieve this Green Communities certification. "Only six years old, the city has recognized the value of being a 'green community' in promoting an excellent quality of life …

Bruce Langston

2:14 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012

Hip-hip-hurray for Milton and other communities for realizing we can think globally while acting locally. -Bruce Langston   more ›

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