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Annapolis staff seek funding for electric ferry, greenhouse-gas inventory and resilience measures in FY‑26 budget
Summary
Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability Jackie Guile told the Finance Committee the city will prioritize a greenhouse‑gas inventory update, electrification of vehicles and pending federal grant decisions — and requested funding for a second year of a voucher program to replace gas leaf blowers.
Victoria Buckland, Deputy City Manager for Administration, and Jackie Guile, Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability, presented the city manager’s office budget and resilience priorities to the Finance Committee on April 21, 2025.
Guile said the administration plans a two‑phase update of the city’s greenhouse‑gas inventory and the development of a climate action plan in FY‑26 that will use the inventory’s findings to identify priority projects and funding needs.
The inventory update is already under way: "A contractor, Caramita, is starting work this month," Guile said. She framed the analysis as a tool to target staff effort and scarce grant opportunities given anticipated reductions in federal funding.
Why it matters: Guile said buildings and transportation are the city’s largest emission sources and that the inventory will guide which projects will best reduce greenhouse gases and attract state or local funding. The city is also pursuing measures the state is…
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