2. is to seek grants and opportunities to meet
the Town of Amherst’s goals of greater
energy independence and sustainability
while at the same time fostering working
relationships with Amherst citizens in
championing and moving a sustainable
community agenda forward.
3. Section 2. C. - Key Directions for the
Community
“Promote an Ethic of Sustainable
Environmental Energy Practices in All Town
Activities”
4. Objective LU 4. – Protect farmland/farming
Objective LU 10. - …make it easier for residents to
walk/bicycle
Objective H4. - Encourage the production of housing in
an environmentally sound manner…
Objective E2. – Support re-localization
Objective NC3.- Conservation of land
Objective NC4. – Apply principles of environmental
sustainability town-wide
Objective S6. – Leadership role in promoting
environmentally sound practices in services and
facilities
Objective T2. - Actively promote alternative modes of
transportation
5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2001
Climate Action Plan – October 2005
Set a CO2reduction target of 35% below 1997
baseline CO2 emissions
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Update
2007
Green Communities Program
MA CEC Community Energy Strategies Pilot
Program
6. Applied for Green Communities Designation
May 2012
Received Green Community Designation in
August of 2012
Applied for Green Communities Grant in
September 2012
Awarded $302,000 for LED streetlight retro-
fit in November 2012
Energy Reduction Plan (ERP) -20% reduction
in energy use below FY’11 levels
12. Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley, Holyoke, East
Longmeadow
$65,000 - $70,000 clean energy technical
assistance
“to identify, prioritize & enable a mix of clean
energy strategies & incentives best suited to
address local interests, needs, resources &
opportunities for clean energy development”
13. Stephanie Ciccarello
Sustainability Coordinator
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
ciccarellos@amherstma.gov
(413) 259-3149
‘Sustaining Amherst’ is
in our hands