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• We have invested in community-wide training and ongoing consulting <br /> • Has proven to be a very effective method for organizing and achieving our goals <br /> Katy Ansardi continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> • Village Plan <br /> • Village Site Plan Detail <br /> • Village Street <br /> • Energy: An Integrated Approach <br /> Reduce demand <br /> • Superinsulated building envelopes <br /> • Climate responsive design (solar, wind, humidity) <br /> • High efficiency equipment <br /> • Operational and lifestyle choices <br /> Produce energy onsite <br /> • Stand-alone and building-integrated photovoltaics <br /> • Solar hot water <br /> • Water Supply <br /> Reduce domestic & irrigation demand <br /> • Low-flow plumbing fixtures <br /> • Rainwater catchment & design for infiltration <br /> • Climate-sensitive landscape design <br /> • Lifestyle choices <br /> Provide for fire protection <br /> • Distributed small ponds to supplement hydrants <br /> • Access to large pond with standpipe <br /> • Keep option open for community well, if needed <br /> • Farm and Woodland <br /> Michael Hughes, Civil Engineer for the Hart's Mill project, said he has expertise in water <br /> supply engineering, and waste water conveyance and engineering. He said he is willing to <br /> answer any questions regarding the water supply, the lot layout or roadway design, or the septic <br /> system. <br /> Chair McKee said it seems there is sufficient access for emergency vehicles to enter but <br /> asked for clarification regarding space for emergency vehicles to turn around. He also asked if <br /> Michael Hughes could clarify the purpose of the supplemental hydrants. <br /> Michael Hughes said the Efland Fire Department expressed excitement that the Hart's <br /> Mill plan included fire hydrants. He added that the Fire Department said the pond was very <br /> important as a means to get water into the pumper trucks in the case of a fire. He said the Fire <br /> Department asked for an access road to the pond specifically for their trucks. He said this was <br /> accommodated. He said the stand pipe is a pipe that is accessible to the pumper truck to <br /> retrieve water from the pond. He said the other hydrant that was requested is one that can be <br /> flowed to refill the pond, as necessary during those times. <br />