Lights AND dogs.  They both pollute.  Decatur’s 2010 Strategic Plan Goal 13 addresses both…

Goal 13: Protect and restore natural resources, support environmental health, and increase ecological awareness

Task 13A: Create an urban forest management plan to assess Decatur’s existing tree canopy, recommend strategies for protection, maintenance, and new tree plantings, and revise the city’s tree ordinance.

Task 13B: Create an updated storm water management plan and continue to upgrade the storm water system.

Task 13C: Support educational programs to encourage individual support of environmental sustainability programs such as the Kilowatt Crackdown.

Task 13D: Adopt a long-range maintenance schedule for parks and greenspace to assure that facilities and fields are maintained and repaired, and that greenspace areas and trails are well managed.

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