TOP FOUR PRIORITY PICKS BY THE PUBLIC :

(Renewable Energy Section) 19 dots: 2.1.2 Develop and promote incentives for homes and businesses to use renewable energy, including expedited permit structure and loan options.
(Transportation Section) 14 dots: 3.2.1 Promote bike ridership and walking. Increase bike-lanes and bike paths.
(Waste Reduction Section) 12 dots: 4.1.2 Increase recycling collection in the downtown area.
(Built Environment Section) 9 dots: 1.2.4 Develop a virtual one-stop-shop where community can access incentives and programs.

COMMENT CARDS:

(79% of comment cards) Yes, I support the energy plan. I especially like:
The ideas regarding waste diversion, the built environment, and renewable energy. I think it is a great idea to get the ball rolling in Lake County on these fronts I look forward to being involved.
Public transportation. Trail networks for bike commuting.
The recycling options that will be available.
Easy recycling
Waste reduction
Solar energy for Lake County
Grants
Building community awareness among lesser-reached communities
The effort to get information out to public.
The fact that Lake County is being pro-active and involving the community to foster energy conservation, transportation and waste reduction.
Alternative energy... I believe Leadville could be a model community for sustainability/renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, etc.)
Energy efficiency audits... lots of opportunities to increase efficiency of existing homes. Thank you for doing this.
All the effort, attention to detail, dump (landfill) initiatives, solar, transpo.
Ideas that combine business with energy efficiency.
Promote alternative fuels in transportation
Promoting walking of bike riding (more bike lanes)
Solar gardens
Recycling in downtown area
Increase commercial recycling
Promoting solar, community solar garden
Reducing consumption and waste
Reducing VMT
The idea of making the entire county more bike friendly. We have a nationally recognized bikerace and many good trails. It is time the roads follow suit.
Wind and solar energy are important. Thank you for organizing this event.
Bike path and retrofit existing buildings.
The community involvement aspects.
Lightrail from Leadville to Minturn/Edwards (to the north) and Salida to the South on existing/unused rail lines.
Recycling downtown, promoting bike riding to work

(21% of comment cards) YES, I support the plan, but I would like to see the following changes/additions:
More local coverage, advertising
Grant writing
I want to see a bigger emphasis on implementation. Who is going to get the money to make the 20% goal happen.
Incorporating recycling as part of city/county services and pay for it by charging property-owners on their tax bills.
I would like to see community greenhouses built with recycled materials and composting classes offered as well as plot shares for planting.
A real focus on rooftop solar. it reduces the cost/need for transmission lines.

Top picks by the public:

6 dots: 1.1.2 Deliver an outreach campaign specifically targeting under-served groups (such as Latino community, mobile home areas).
5 dots: 1.2.1 Promote energy assessments.
9 dots: 1.2.4 Develop a virtual one-stop-shop where community can access incentives and programs.
3 dots: Lower monthly energy costs and facilitate energy upgrades for businesses.

New comments:

Houses could/should have greenhouse/glassed south wall for both heat and home growing of food.

All new low-income construction should include energy efficient measures such as passive solar (face 'em South) and alternative (more) insulation building strategies such as straw bale construction.

More avenues for public awareness (into plan).

Consistently and continually deliver an outreach program.

How to select contractors, cost benefit analysis.

Create community pools of funds available for low-income consumers to take advantage of energy reduction incentives. Low income consumers pay little tax.

Charge public committee with expectation of applying for/obtaining grant/incentives funding. Make it happen.

Define step by step action home owners can take to capitalize on funding opportunities and avoid intimidation of information overload.

Rooftop solar and skylights for daytime lighting on large commercial buildings.

Top picks by the public:

5 dots: 2.1.1 Identify and develop the best potential locations and methods for solar power in lake County. (See baseline data, below).
19 dots: 2.1.2 Develop and promote incentives for homes and businesses to use renewable energy, including expedited permit structure and loan options.
6 dots: 2.1.3 Explore renewable options that take advantage of economies of scale such as solar gardens.
5 dots: 2.2.1 Research renewable options. Secure site assessments of public buildings and properties. sustainability/renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, etc.)
4 dots: Develop public awareness and understanding of renewable energy options, incentives and payback.

New comments:

Neighborhood solar arrays, called 'solar gardens,' now legal in Colorado. Community groups can combine resources to establish reverse meter sales back to grid at peak prices - then distribute dividends over time back to contributors who use $ to invest in their individual arrays.

Incentives for large commercial buildings (safeway) to install solar on roof-tops. And:- solar skylights, solar tubes, to use daylight for in store lighting, - to offset lighting costs.

Yes, roof top solar! Every rooftop should be it's own little power plant! No cost for transmission lines and no loss of power due to the distance of transmission lines (no unsightly power lines across the beautiful country side).

Waive permit fees for solar applications. Allow up to 30% flow reduction for low-flow fixtures as per the adopted '07 Bldg code, vs. ISDS regs.

Wind turbines should be installed throughout county.

Again every rooftop, and city'county has big ones (for site assessments, solar)

Help with choosing a qualified contractor.

Promote biomass commercially- 3rd party financing, - wood chipping/storage

Top picks by the public:

6 dots:3.1 Increase use of public transportation in Lake County.

5 dots: 3.1.1 Develop and promote 'park and ride' options.

4 dots: 3.1.2 Expand ridership on Summit Stage.

3 dots: 3.1.3 Explore local commuter incentives for public transit use or carpooling.

14 dots: 3.2.1 Promote bike ridership and walking. Increase bike-lanes and bike paths.

4 dots: Explore use of alternative fuels.

New input/comments:

What is happening with creating a light rail corridor from Salida to Minturn 9 (or Edwards).

Also work with other communities to have park and ride options to facilitate I-70 corridor carpooling.

Summit Stage: what about eco-transport options like smaller vehicles on more flexible schedules.

Imp. neighborhood shopping days program:(1)van; (5) neighbors; 2xweeklt 8 trips saved to safeway for tasteless produce.

Explore more user friendly schedule - more than one trip to-from per day (Summit Stage).

Climax workers must carpool.

Perhaps some sort of incentive to businesses to add extra staff they often need but can't afford to reduce miles travelled to residents working in county = more interest in what happens here.

Didn't I hear that someone is working on turning the old stage coach road into a bike path from Salida to Leadville.

Work with law enforcement to ensure bike/pedestrian safety! * winter biking education from the experts that do it often. Covered bike racks. Racks at Safeway.

We need bike-racks along 24 from the NH. Elbert trailer park into town.

Natural fuel for Summit Stage.

Apply Federal programs for funding to construct a biofuel production facility for local use of fuels created.

Increase knowledge of efficiency of new automobiles.

How? Ask them to throw away their TVs?

Top picks by the public:

7 dots: 4.1 increase recycling options downtown and drop-off locations across the County.

3 dots: Conduct one zero-waste event.

12 dots: 4.1.2 Increase recycling collection in the downtown area.

4 dots: 4.2 Work with the landfill to increase the diversion rate.

5 dots: Increase commercial recycling.

7 dots: Increase construction re-use - consider re-use center

New comments:

OK, here are a few suggestions for quick action at the landfill. Write on the fence post the following reminders: 'Lake County recycles, do you?' 'think,' 'there is another way,'

Please support Green Wolf Recycling's efforts to create a more centralized recycling area that is open beyond normal business hours. With 70% of our population commuting, making it to a limited facility is not realistic. Rural communities all over this nation have been doing this for over 20 years. Josh is motivated and efficient.

Encourage more public collection.

Expand collected recycling service. Develop community-level composting.

Work with local artists, such as Kim@revision studio, which exists to ask all-important question: 'what would you do with it?' (and then does) Example: check out the 'hose wattle' composter located at 101 toledo leadville, made from 64 garden hoses all reclaimed from lake county landfill. It is now producing up to 30 cy of organic compost.

New home built from recycled material/center to refurbish. 2000.

A center for re-use of building materials, on the way to the dump or at the dump. To divert those materials from the waste stream. Like a habitat for humanity or like builders resource.

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