Peak Oil Task Force Report - City of Bloomington - State of Indiana

MITIGATION GOALS & STRATEGIES
SHORT TERM (1­5 Years)
1. The City should consider the anticipated loss of “gasoline tax” and “fine and
forfeiture” revenue in its budgeting process.
2. City should add energy vulnerability scenarios to its departmental budgeting
process.
3. The City should set aside added reserves in a dedicated Energy Transition and
Community Sustainability Fund to assist with funding necessary infrastructure
and technology transition to cover increasing energy costs and increased
investment in emergency and social services. To help build this reserve, the
City should use price “lows” wisely by using current and any future price
reductions (which will likely only be temporary) to redirect already budgeted
higher fuel expenses into a special emergency fund (See Transportation
chapter).
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