RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE NORTH CAROLINA

LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES GREEN CHALLENGE

WHEREAS, the City of Eden wants to emphasize the benefits of energy conservation and conservation of other natural resources such as water;

WHEREAS, the City of Eden wants to demonstrate that conservation practices can be applied to the daily operations of municipal government and to infrastructure projects;

WHEREAS, the City of Eden seeks to find methods of service delivery and operations that conserve energy and resources, thus saving taxpayer dollars and protecting and preserving the environment;

WHEREAS, sound conservation practices can reduce governments costs over the long-term;

WHEREAS, this government would lead by example to show the practicality and effectiveness of conservation practices;

WHEREAS, the City of Eden seeks to encourage its citizens and its businesses to be stewards of the environment;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City of Eden accepts the NCLM Green Challenge and pledges to work toward achieving the various levels of the challenge, indicating measures accomplished to save energy and other natural resources over the next three years. 

Adopted by the City Council of the City of Eden this 19^th day of August, 2008.