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Sierra Club urges Prince George's County to fund parks, climate-resilience measures in planning budget
Summary
At a public hearing at 1301 McCormick Drive in Largo, a representative of the Prince George's Sierra Club urged the County Council to fund park-focused climate resilience measures, including resilience hubs, tree conservation, stream buffer regulation, green infrastructure standards and to avoid funding synthetic turf fields.
Janet Gingold, speaking for the Prince George's Sierra Club, told the Prince George's County Council at a public hearing at 1301 McCormick Drive in Largo that the parks and planning budget should include dedicated resources to implement the county climate action plan and increase climate resilience across parklands and planning programs.
Gingold said the county needs “funding to integrate climate resilience goals into all long range county plans, policies, and capital improvement” and urged robust community engagement to identify local needs. She recommended funding for designated resilience hubs — including infrastructure upgrades, local reliable electricity and staff training — and called for energy-resilience investments such as solar installations, battery storage…
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