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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED October 28, 2008
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-158
ADOPTED
October 28, 2008
A RESOLUTION: ADOPTING A TEN-PERCENT ENERGY REDUCTION GOAL BY 2012
FOR MUNICP AL GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, is committed to the effective stewardship
of the environment and promoting its protection to create an environmentally sustainable
community where its citizens can live, work and play; and
WHEREAS, reducing energy use lowers the Town's energy costs and consumption
while, at the same time, reducing pollution and our nation's dependence on foreign energy
sources and finite domestic natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the burning of fossil fuels to produce energy and the release of its associated
pollutants into the oceans, air, soil, and lungs jeopardizes the public's health and is believed to
contribute to global warming; and
WHEREAS, the Town Plan calls for securing energy savings and air quality benefits for
the Town and region; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council recognizes that "the least expensive kilowatt hour is the
one we don't use" and because it is fiscally prudent to save the taxpayers of Leesburg money
whenever possible; and
WHEREAS, many local jurisdictions across the United States have adopted energy
saving goals; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Advisory Commission endorses setting a energy
reduction goal for the Town; and
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A RESOLUTION: ADOPTING A TEN-PERCENT ENERGY REDUCTION GOAL FOR
MUNICP AL GOVERNMENT OF THE TOWN OF LEES BURG
WHEREAS, through the efforts of the Leesburg Energy Efficiency Program (LEEP)
Committee, town staff have led an internal effort to improve energy efficiency within town
operations over the past year; and
WHEREAS, reducing energy consumption in a cost-effective manner by 10% over the
next 4 years is an achievable goal that will result in environmental and economic benefits,
improved level of services, and a lessening of the demand for new electrical generation and
transmission facilities.
THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. The Town Council hereby sets a goal of 10% reduction in town government
operations energy use by June 30, 2012 as measured from July 1,2007; and
SECTION II. That Town Council directs staff to explore available technologies for
energy efficiency and renewable energy use in municipal operations and to prepare an
implementation plan by the end of the FY-2009 to reach the goal of 10% energy reduction by
June 30, 2012.
SECTION III. That Town Council directs staff to report annually on progress made
toward meeting the goal.
PASSED this 28th day of October, 2008.
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. C. mstattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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