Environmental Improvements

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Environmental Improvements
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Preserve Existing Open Space in the Valley

• County Ojai Area Plan
• County SOAR Ordinance
• City General Plan
• Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

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Open Space Action Steps

• Maintain Existing plans ordinancesAdopt new
  plans ordinancesSupport the OVLC

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Promote Green Building

• Building Codes set by State
• Local Government Incentives
• Government Utility Company Rebates
• Public Education

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Green Building Action Steps

• Public Education- local effort

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Create an Environmental Education Program

• Schools, Churches, and Clubs could offer program
  to members/students
• Could be highlighted in local cable TV and
  newspaper, and on websites
• Community Events

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Environmental Education Action Steps

• Organize interested parties, plan, develop
  implement program

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Develop an Environmental Plan to Make Ojai a
Model Green and Sustainable Community

• A Plan could provide the framework for various
  projects and programs
• Ojai Valley Green Coalition is pursuing a similar
  endeavor

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Rank these subtopics

• Preserve existing open space in the Valley
• Promote green building valley-wide
• Create an environmental education program
• Develop an environmental plan to make the Ojai
  Valley a model green and more sustainable
  community

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A) Preserve existing open space in the Valley

• ) Lowest
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• ) Highest

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B) Promote green building valley-wide

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C) Create an environmental education program

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• ) Highest

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D) Develop an environmental plan to make the Ojai
Valley a model green and more sustainable
community

• ) Lowest
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• ) Highest

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