How does a community create economic development while maintaining sustainable energy policies?
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CCC to host workshop on energy efficiency
CCC to host workshop on energy efficiency
Local officials, municipal employees and area businesspeople will discuss this question and others Saturday during a summit on sustainable economic development and energy efficiency.
The day-long workshop will take place at Cayuga Community College.
It is free of charge and includes lunch. The public is encouraged to attend and participate during part or all of the event.
During the summit, about 30 leaders in the worlds of business, government and education will give talks and lead discussions on more than a dozen topics.
Participants will hear about sustainable projects currently under way and scheduled for the future throughout the city, county and region. Discussions will also focus on trends around the country in green engineering, energy conservation and municipal planning.
The ultimate goal of the summit is to devise a sustainable energy master plan for the city and the county, according to Michael Long, on of the summit's organizers.
Long said Saturday's event represents the first steps in the process - getting the word out to the community and bringing in feedback and ideas from local residents.
“The first step is really benchmarking and trying to see who has done different projects successfully,” said Long, who is Auburn's director of capital projects and grants. “We want to let everyone know what people are doing ... and try to get community input.”
The summit will essentially break into two sections. During the morning, attendees will be able to hear talks and watch a six-member panel on green projects and other local issues.
After lunch, the summit participants will listen to public feedback in eight separate work sessions. Each session will focus on a different topic, and local residents will be able to give ideas and ask questions of their own.
“We are trying to see if people have a certain issue that will get them to come (to the summit),” Long said. Then we want to try and pull from the community members the kinds of things we should be doing as a community.“
The summit was funded by a state grant to which the city and county applied together. Long said people have been planning the event for more than six months. But the original idea goes back to former Auburn Mayor Tim Lattimore, he said.
Sustainable energy and efficiency will be a major focus of the summit, but presenters will also discuss how it fits with economic development. In fact, development is going to be what will “connect all the dots” throughout, said John Montone, chairman of the Auburn Municipal Power Agency.
Development and energy are kind of synonymous with one another, Montone said.
“If we can produce low-cost energy and keep it clean, people from other areas would like to relocate here,” said Montone, who will give a short, introductory talk at the summit. “A good, clean community is a major attraction for businesses.”
Cayuga Community College President Daniel Larson said the college is pleased to host the summit. As a master plan is organized, the institution will have a role to play in educating the public and sharing new information, Larson said.
“This summit is the right thing to do at the right time,” Larson said. “And the college has as much to learn about sustainability as anyone else does.”
But the real work for sustainability, according to Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency Chairman Daniel Schuster, will come after the summit. That is when government officials, residents and members of the private business sector must continually work toward the objectives that will come out of the meeting.
Luckily, many of those people will be present, said Schuster, who is also a county legislator.
“It is important to get everyone together, because a lot of these ideas will take the cooperation of everyone,” Schuster said. “Everybody has a stake in this, whether it is government, industry or private citizens.”
Staff writer Christopher Caskey can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 282 or christopher.caskey@lee.net.
If you go:
What: City of Auburn and Cayuga County Community Summit on Sustainable and Economic Development and Energy Efficiency
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Cayuga Community College
Cost: Free
Registration: Contact Maureen Pesek at mpesek@ci.auburn.ny.us
Overview of the summit schedule
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9 a.m. - Welcome and introduction, Cayuga Community College President Daniel Paul Larson, Auburn Mayor Michael Quill and Cayuga County Legislature Chairman Roger Mills
9:05 a.m. - Film screening of “Generation G”
9:15 a.m. - Summit overview, Auburn Municipal Power Agency Chairman John Montone and Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency Chairman Dan Schuster
9:30 a.m. - Review of municipal trends toward sustainability Larsen Engineers President Ram Shrivastava
9:50 a.m. - Sustainable projects in Auburn and Cayuga County, Michael Long
10 a.m. - Federal Energy Policies, Rep. Michael Arcuri
10:30 a.m. - Panel on green projects and local issues, Dave Smith (Nucor Steel), Barry Carr (Homeland Energy and CNY Clean Cities), Larry Liberatore (Beardsley Design Associates), John Manning (Earth Sensitive Solutions), Kamyar Zadeh (EcoTechnology Solutions), Robert Brower (CCC Institute for the application for Geospatial Technology)
Noon - Lunch, guest speaker Dr. Rhea Jezer of Cazenovia College
1 p.m. - Grassroots working clusters: Alternate energy and conservation; Parks and recreation, open spaces and transportation; Housing, codes and policies, public spaces; Business and economic development; Agriculture and food waste management; Solid waste management; Healthy schools; Water and storm water management
The day-long workshop will take place at Cayuga Community College.
It is free of charge and includes lunch. The public is encouraged to attend and participate during part or all of the event.
During the summit, about 30 leaders in the worlds of business, government and education will give talks and lead discussions on more than a dozen topics.
Participants will hear about sustainable projects currently under way and scheduled for the future throughout the city, county and region. Discussions will also focus on trends around the country in green engineering, energy conservation and municipal planning.
The ultimate goal of the summit is to devise a sustainable energy master plan for the city and the county, according to Michael Long, on of the summit's organizers.
Long said Saturday's event represents the first steps in the process - getting the word out to the community and bringing in feedback and ideas from local residents.
“The first step is really benchmarking and trying to see who has done different projects successfully,” said Long, who is Auburn's director of capital projects and grants. “We want to let everyone know what people are doing ... and try to get community input.”
The summit will essentially break into two sections. During the morning, attendees will be able to hear talks and watch a six-member panel on green projects and other local issues.
After lunch, the summit participants will listen to public feedback in eight separate work sessions. Each session will focus on a different topic, and local residents will be able to give ideas and ask questions of their own.
“We are trying to see if people have a certain issue that will get them to come (to the summit),” Long said. Then we want to try and pull from the community members the kinds of things we should be doing as a community.“
The summit was funded by a state grant to which the city and county applied together. Long said people have been planning the event for more than six months. But the original idea goes back to former Auburn Mayor Tim Lattimore, he said.
Sustainable energy and efficiency will be a major focus of the summit, but presenters will also discuss how it fits with economic development. In fact, development is going to be what will “connect all the dots” throughout, said John Montone, chairman of the Auburn Municipal Power Agency.
Development and energy are kind of synonymous with one another, Montone said.
“If we can produce low-cost energy and keep it clean, people from other areas would like to relocate here,” said Montone, who will give a short, introductory talk at the summit. “A good, clean community is a major attraction for businesses.”
Cayuga Community College President Daniel Larson said the college is pleased to host the summit. As a master plan is organized, the institution will have a role to play in educating the public and sharing new information, Larson said.
“This summit is the right thing to do at the right time,” Larson said. “And the college has as much to learn about sustainability as anyone else does.”
But the real work for sustainability, according to Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency Chairman Daniel Schuster, will come after the summit. That is when government officials, residents and members of the private business sector must continually work toward the objectives that will come out of the meeting.
Luckily, many of those people will be present, said Schuster, who is also a county legislator.
“It is important to get everyone together, because a lot of these ideas will take the cooperation of everyone,” Schuster said. “Everybody has a stake in this, whether it is government, industry or private citizens.”
Staff writer Christopher Caskey can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 282 or christopher.caskey@lee.net.
If you go:
What: City of Auburn and Cayuga County Community Summit on Sustainable and Economic Development and Energy Efficiency
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Cayuga Community College
Cost: Free
Registration: Contact Maureen Pesek at mpesek@ci.auburn.ny.us
Overview of the summit schedule
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9 a.m. - Welcome and introduction, Cayuga Community College President Daniel Paul Larson, Auburn Mayor Michael Quill and Cayuga County Legislature Chairman Roger Mills
9:05 a.m. - Film screening of “Generation G”
9:15 a.m. - Summit overview, Auburn Municipal Power Agency Chairman John Montone and Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency Chairman Dan Schuster
9:30 a.m. - Review of municipal trends toward sustainability Larsen Engineers President Ram Shrivastava
9:50 a.m. - Sustainable projects in Auburn and Cayuga County, Michael Long
10 a.m. - Federal Energy Policies, Rep. Michael Arcuri
10:30 a.m. - Panel on green projects and local issues, Dave Smith (Nucor Steel), Barry Carr (Homeland Energy and CNY Clean Cities), Larry Liberatore (Beardsley Design Associates), John Manning (Earth Sensitive Solutions), Kamyar Zadeh (EcoTechnology Solutions), Robert Brower (CCC Institute for the application for Geospatial Technology)
Noon - Lunch, guest speaker Dr. Rhea Jezer of Cazenovia College
1 p.m. - Grassroots working clusters: Alternate energy and conservation; Parks and recreation, open spaces and transportation; Housing, codes and policies, public spaces; Business and economic development; Agriculture and food waste management; Solid waste management; Healthy schools; Water and storm water management
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