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Protecting Henderson County’s rural character requires a renewed effort by citizens to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the expense of clean water, clean air, or protected viewscapes. ECO’s Green Infrastructure Committee has begun to look into several areas that could dramatically make a difference. Please join us to protect this sacred place. Committee meetings […]

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Green Infrastructure Committee

ECO Green Infrastructure Committee The Green Infrastructure Committee advocates forward-thinking public policies that protect open space, watersheds, sensitive habitats and balance growth with the protection of our natural heritage. The Green Infrastructure committee engages in advocacy work to promote progressive land-use policies including regulations that tie development to available water, implement an Open Space Plan […]

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Advocacy Issues and Positions

2010 Update on Efficiency in Waste Hauling:  The Henderson County Board of Commissioners has ordered the Solid Waste Advisory Committee to stop work on its efficiency plan.  The Commissioners’ position at this time is that preserving free enterprise among waste hauliers takes precedent over possible improved efficiency in the recycling of the solid waste in Henderson […]

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