NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCES

Support of policies and practices that are environmentally current, economically feasible and in regulatory compliance, and which encourage and promote sustainability.

Support of policies and practices that are environmentally current, economically feasible and in regulatory compliance. Support inter-jurisdictional solutions, arrived at with public input and sustained by an informed public for natural resource management in the following areas:

WATER: Maintain high quality drinking water supply through conservation and facility maintenance

SOLID WASTE: Promote reducing, reusing and recycling of solid waste, diversion of solid waste from the landfill, and composting of biodegradable materials.

LAND USE: Encourage green space and conservation development. Require an impact study for all annexation requests and land use plan Annex land that the city now provides with city services (2014). Support of locally initiated community-based collaborative projects for green space, wildlife habitat, and native plantings. (2021)

ENERGY: Support of locally initiated community-based collaborative projects for energy conservation (2013).

CLIMATE: Oversee and support the Oxford Climate Action Plan within the 3-year time limit. (2020)

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