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Planting trees can be an annual communityevent that is also relatively inexpensive. TheCity is now working with the Alliance of RougeCommunities (ARC) to conduct a City-wide treecanopy survey using City Green software toquantify and evaluate the City’s urban forest.Waste ReductionWhile the City has an extensive recyclingprogram for its residents, the City could alsoinstitute a waste reduction program for itsown operations. Waste reduction makes goodbusiness sense because it saves money throughreduced purchasing and waste disposal costs.The US Environmental Protection Agency has aprogram called “WasteWise” that provides freetechnical assistance to help develop, implement,and measure waste reduction activities.Adaptive ReuseThe City should also continue to identifyopportunities for adaptive reuse of obsoleteproperties within its own facilities network. Agood example of City-initiated adaptive reuse isthe creation of the Sanctuary lakes Golf Coursefrom a former landfill site. This 18-hole golfcourse is a critically acclaimed asset to the Cityand makes use of challenging property to createa significant asset for the community.74 CHAPTER 7: NATURAL & ENERGY RESOURCES
CITY OF TROY MASTER PLANSurvey ResponsesA primary source from which many of the ideas in this Plan have been derived is the supplemental surveygiven to SGRAT Workshop participants, City department heads, and the Planning Commission. The followingare a selection of questions and responses which helped inform this Chapter.What is the role of the City of Troy in the region? What role should the region play in the futureof Troy? Are there any other additional thoughts or input with regard to community character orimage not reflected in the questions of this Section?• A leader and model of an environmentally friendly community.• Preserve as much open and park land as possible.Should the City be a model for responsible care of the natural environment?• Oh yes! Lead the way! Look at Chicago’s efforts! Bring others on board, garden groups, retailers,community organizations.• Yes, we only have a natural environment once. The trees, parks and water resources must be protected.The City of Troy is the steward of the resources in the community.• Yes, but they aren’t. They are not “totally” neglected, but many opportunities have arisen over the yearswhere they looked the other way or they have not acted to become more responsible for the naturalenvironment.• Yes. The City needs to promote green growth in new developments and within its own buildings. Cityowned property does not need to be all developed into parks, it can be just left in its natural state.Encourage and educate about mass transit and walkability.• Yes, we are doing good things but we can always do better. Don’t develop every inch because someonecan make a profit, do things for the good of the community.• It would be very difficult for a City the size of Troy to be such a model in all its various parts. Responsiblestewardship and promotion of sustainable building can be done. Troy needs to keep growing its taxbase to maintain its level of services, thus redevelopment is needed and that cannot always be done inan environmentally friendly way.Do you feel it is important for the City of Troy to promote the advancement of or mandate thepractice of sustainable development, such as, but not limited to, the construction of certified “greenbuildings” and Low Impact Development techniques for stormwater management?• I believe promotion is desired for construction of certified “green buildings.” Low Impact Developmenttechniques for stormwater management are a practice that should be mandated. Economics willdetermine the practical nature of these areas of development.• If it helps our environment and future generations – yes.• Sure, if we can afford it. Who pays?• The City should promote such efforts thru various incentives and demonstration but should notmandate.What do you consider to be natural features worth preserving in the City of Troy?• Our lakes within neighborhoods, the rivers, park system, Nature Center/Troy Farm, trees and landscapingwithin our rights-of-way.• The rookery area, wetlands preservation, the parks, and lakes in the City. The streams need to be safeguarded.CHAPTER 7: NATURAL & ENERGY RESOURCES75
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