How to Sell Going Green to Your Council and Administration

Les Quinton, Parks and Recreation Manager for the Town of Black Diamond, has been the catalyst for the Town to invest in green infrastructure including the use of energy renewables and taking advantage of energy efficiencies. Les will share how he built the original case for going green and persuaded the town leadership that it was the right choice to go green. Les will overview his preparation before going to council and the tracking of data that will show council that the project is a good decision.

Learn about Black Diamonds commitment to sustainability, how we have incorporated it into our lifecycle planning and budgeting. What data we track to show the savings, what we look at when analyzing a project, how we fund the project with available grants and our green reserve then analyzing the data for council.

Presented by: Les Qunton

Les has been in the field of Parks & Recreation since 1980 and is devoted to sustainability, both at work and at home. He is the Parks and Recreation Manager for the Town of Black Diamond and volunteers as a member of the Sustainable Black Dimaond Advisory Committee. In 2011 Les received the Municipal Sustainability Leadership award. Les has taken steps to help the municipality implement energy efficient retrofits, move to more alternative energy usage and install two energy management systems.