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Gahanna earns MORPC Sustainable2050 gold plus, named equity champion
Summary
Gahanna announced Feb. 17 that it has been recertified at the gold level — with an equity champion designation — under MORPC's Sustainable2050 program after a year-long benchmarking effort and multiple city initiatives, city officials said.
Gahanna announced on Feb. 17 that it has been recertified at the gold level, with an equity champion designation, under the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s Sustainable2050 program, Deputy Senior Director Corey Weibensinger told City Council.
The certification recognizes local governments’ sustainability actions; Gahanna first joined the program by council resolution in 2017 and earned silver status in 2018. The administration said the city’s recent submission and MORPC review upgraded Gahanna to gold plus with an equity champion notation.
Why it matters: the designation reflects a range of municipal projects and policy changes that officials say reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, expand recycling and renewable options, and fold sustainability into city decision-making. City staff said the recognition signals progress toward Gahanna’s goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions 50% from 2010 levels by 2030.
Weibensinger, who led the recertification workbook effort, told council the process required extensive documentation and cross-department…
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