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Douglas County sustainability staff present climate, food‑system and open‑space initiatives
Summary
At a Feb. 19 work session, Sustainability Manager Kim Kreiner Ritchie and staff outlined the county's ADAPT climate plan actions, an energy hub and incentives, the Food Policy Council's work including an Indigenous food systems study, and an open‑space program focusing on Lone Star Lake and the Wakarusa River Valley.
Kim Kreiner Ritchie, the Douglas County sustainability manager, told the Board of County Commissioners at a Feb. 19 work session that the office is implementing strategies from three county plans, including ADAPT Douglas County, the county’s community climate adaptation and mitigation guide.
“Because our work can sound like a lot of big abstract ideas sometimes, we have lined up some brief examples in each of these areas, just to illustrate for you how the strategies in these plans can translate into real action,” Kreiner Ritchie said.
Climate and energy: Jamie Hoffling, the county’s sustainability impact analyst, said a local greenhouse‑gas emissions inventory shows the transportation sector and the built environment are the largest contributors. Hoffling described two county facility projects — lighting upgrades and solar arrays — and estimated that lighting replacements at several county buildings and fairgrounds would “save us about $15,000 annually” and that planned solar panels are expected…
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