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PRIORITY 1 • • - • - • <br /> • Objectives <br /> 1. Identify the priorities and resources necessary to implement <br /> the Climate Action Plan. <br /> • • - • 2. Invest in our infrastructure to reduce the environmental impact <br /> of the County fleet/facilities and improve safety. <br /> 3. Improve educational opportunities for County staff and <br /> • • • • • _ community members on climate action and available <br /> resources to advance climate action projects. <br /> • •. • 4. Incentivize and promote sustainable agriculture and local food <br /> systems development through supportive policy, funding, <br /> • • farmland protection and educational outreach. <br /> 5. Review land use policies to promote and connect Town, <br /> • • • • County, and private trails and open spaces. <br /> • - • 6. Protect water supply/watersheds. <br /> 7. Conserve and protect high priority open space, including <br /> • - • • - • Natural Heritage sites, nature preserves, watershed riparian <br /> buffers, and prime/threatened farmland. <br /> 8. Include environmental stewardship objectives in the <br /> Comprehensive Land Use Plan. <br /> Performance Measures <br /> 1. Implement 50%(35)of Climate Action Plan Strategies by June <br /> 30, 2029, and document strategy status in Climate Action <br /> Tracker. <br /> 2. Reduce the energy intensity(energy used in KBTU, or one- <br /> thousand British thermal units, per building square foot)of <br /> county facilities by 10%to 78.5 KBTUs per square foot by June <br /> 30, 2029. <br /> 3. Increase the annual solar energy generated at County facilities <br /> by 167% by June 30, 2029. <br /> 4. Replace 75%of County non-first responder vehicles(7-8 <br /> vehicles)each year with electric or other alternative fuel <br /> vehicles(biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, etc.). <br /> 5. Increase rating in the bi-annual community survey on the <br /> following two questions by one percentage point every 2 years: <br /> How would you rate the County: <br /> 1 A. As a community committed to green &sustainable practices <br /> B. As a place that prioritizes environmental protection <br /> 6. Establish baseline and increase the number of sustainable <br /> farming practices*farmers implement after participating in <br /> sustainable farming programs, outreach, or education each <br /> year. <br /> 7. Permanently protect 300 additional acres of farmland, priority <br /> natural areas, riparian buffer lands, floodplains, and wildlife <br /> habitat over the next 5 years. <br /> *Sustainable Farming practices are defined as practices that improve soil <br /> health, water management, biodiversity and/or ability to farm long term. <br /> 5 <br />