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Sustainability manager unveils first countywide sustainability assessment; commissioners back next steps

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners · November 18, 2025
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New Hanover County’s sustainability manager presented a 120‑day countywide assessment identifying 150+ sustainability initiatives, five focus areas, and recommendations including a public dashboard, a capital-project sustainability checklist, and a resilience working group; commissioners urged rapid follow-up and clearer targets.

Madeline Woodland, New Hanover County’s sustainability manager, presented the county’s first countywide sustainability assessment, a 120‑day effort that cataloged more than 150 active or recent sustainability initiatives and organized findings across five focus areas: land use and environmental stewardship; community health; governance; operations; and resilience.

Woodland told the board the assessment…

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