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Welcome! This page is intended to provide you with information and gather your feedback in the process to create the Town's first Sustainability Action Plan.
Engagement for this project is now closed. The plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on Monday, January 24.
After months of community and stakeholder engagement, the Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) and Town staff are excited to share the final draft of the 2022 Sustainability Action Plan.
More information on the development and engagement process is provided on this page. Take a look around and stay tuned for updates on progress!
Welcome! This page is intended to provide you with information and gather your feedback in the process to create the Town's first Sustainability Action Plan.
Engagement for this project is now closed. The plan was approved by the Board of Trustees on Monday, January 24.
After months of community and stakeholder engagement, the Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) and Town staff are excited to share the final draft of the 2022 Sustainability Action Plan.
More information on the development and engagement process is provided on this page. Take a look around and stay tuned for updates on progress!
Sustainability Action Plan
The Town of Superior is developing its first sustainability action plan that will serve as a guide for Town leadership, ACES, residents, businesses and staff to advance sustainability in the community. The strategies of the sustainability action plan, once implemented, will improve social equity, promote good stewardship of the environment, and create a stronger economy.
Sustainability encompasses a broad range of topics and the Town is seeking input from residents and business on the types of sustainability resources, programs and initiatives the Town should focus efforts on.
Ways to get involved:
1. Subscribe to this project using the tool on the right side of the page. That way you'll be notified when new content is added!
2. Check out the Sustainability Assessment Report to learn more about the current state of sustainability in Superior.
2. Head over to the Town's sustainability webpages to see what types of sustainability resources are already available to the community.
3. Check out the first draft of the Sustainability Action Plan and stay tuned for the final plan to be shared in early 2022!
Following several months of work sessions, community engagement and conversations with community partners, staff and ACES have drafted over 90 specific actions across seven sustainability goal areas: Climate, Energy, Waste, Water, Air Quality, Transportation and Regeneration and Natural Environment.
Staff and ACES organized a Community Sustainability Workshop on September 16 where attendees were provided with the opportunity to review the proposed actions for the plan, provide feedback, and ask questions. The public has the opportunity to provide feedback on these actions through October 4, 2021.
To review the proposed actions and provide feedback, do the following:
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Support a Letter of Intent for an emergency allocation of DOLA American Rescue Act Funds to land bank 102 Maple St. Superior for future net zero energy affordable housing under current R-L zoning or other highest and best use zoning as approved by the Town Board.
There are many choices for using recycled materials for road construction. For example, use of plastic bottles combined with the existing crushed asphalt can be done on site. This eliminates hauling away the existing asphalt and using entirely new materials to reconstruct the road. https://dot.ca.gov/news-releases/news-release-2020-024 There are many other options including reuse of crushed concrete. https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0181-99/fs-0181-99so.pdf https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfpubs/pdf12771807/pdf12771807dpi72.pdf
housing for workers
Do you have ideas on how Superior can:
Reduce emissions, decrease waste, save energy, conserve water, create cleaner air, strengthen community connection, and more? Provide your input to help us take better care of our planet and make our community thrive!
There is already much talk of reducing the grassy areas in town that require a lot of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. I would love to see some of these areas not only replaced with xeriscaping but also pollinator & community gardens. Thank you for reading all of our ideas! Looking forward to seeing actions taken.
A lot of impervious parking lot is going unused, especially in front of TJ Maxx, Michaels, Target, etc. Could be repurposed as additional development or green space.
Consider replacing a large area of grass (possibly near the goose pond on mccaslin) with a native plant botanical garden. It would reduce the amount of water used for watering the grass, add another recreation area, and serve as an educational area for xeric/native plants. Also adds to the beauty of the area. Each plant would have a sign and information about it. And there would be take away pamphlets on how to recreate in your own yard.
Require multi-home apartment/condo units to offer composting; provide incentives for businesses and communities who add composting in addition to recycling; share the benefits of composting to educate our community about why it's important and makes a difference.
Phone | 3034993675140 |
alyssav@superiorcolorado.gov |
Phone | 303-499-3675 |
ACES@superiorcolorado.gov |
May 2021-July 2021
Identify current initiatives, establish baseline conditions, and select sustainability indicators to measure success of future strategies.
May 2021-Sept. 2021
Identify specific municipal vs. Town-wide goals, identify additional goals to be considered and review, and review and incorporate existing Town planning document goals.
August 2021-Early 2022
Create strategies to advance goals, identify implementation coordinators for action-items, and create an annual monitoring and reporting mechanism. This is the milestone where the community provides input and ideas for the plan!
Ongoing starting in 2022.
Hold regular meetings with implementation coordinators and adjust strategies and timelines as needed.
Ongoing starting in 2022
Provide annual progress report to Town Board, ACES and the public and update the plan in 2025.