September 24, 2009

Contact: Amy Steinmetz, 704 577 4737
asteinmetz@ci.charlotte.nc.us

 

Charlotte, NC – A new Web page dedicated to the development of the City of Charlotte's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is now live on the City's Economic Recovery Web site.

By visiting the page, citizens will find information about the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant program managed by the Department of Energy. The page also details the City's efforts to develop and submit an Energy Strategy within the 120-day timeframe to become eligible to receive the first half of more than $6.4 million in Federal grant funding.

The site hosts opportunities for the public to actively participate in the development of the Energy Strategy. Visitors may submit energy program and project ideas to the City for consideration in the Energy Strategy up to Monday, October 5. And, between September 29 and October 5, a Community Input Survey will be available. The short survey will allow citizens to voice their opinion about Charlotte's energy priorities.

The site will also feature a live-streaming feed of two public meetings that will provide citizens with information and updates about the strategy development process. The first meeting, Monday, September 29 at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, will be streamed live via the web site and will also be broadcast on the GOV Channel, Time Warner Cable 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Comments submitted by the public and business community via the public meetings and the web page will be reviewed by City staff and consultants who are assisting in the development of the Energy Strategy. A draft plan will be presented to City Council and the public in mid-November for review and comment, followed by a final plan presentation on November 23.

 

 

The City of Charlotte is pursuing Federal Stimulus Program funding in five categories: Public Safety, Community Development and Job Training, Environment, Energy and Transportation. Detailed information and guidelines for each program is available at http://newsroom.charmeck.org.