1. Reduce the amount of waste going to landfills

2. Increase the number of recycling drop sites and variety of recyclables accepted

1. Conduct a public awareness campaign, including landfill study results, environmentally conscious purchasing habits, buy local, community composting, and recycling availability

2. Reinstitute recycling sites for all 8 communities, including a plan to prevent abuses

3. Assist communities in grantwriting and partnership development with refuse companies (countywide approach vs. individual communities)

4. Conduct a cost analysis of mandatory recycling/refuse for the 8 communities (including cost of cleanup fees for illegal dumping that results from inadequate refuse service)

1. Create a water resource guide that outlines "who's who" in water regulation, protection, use, etc. etc.

2. Organize a group of volunteers to survey, cleanup, and monitor Saline County waterbodies

1. Reduce auto emissions

2. Increase walking/biking trails

3. Increase public awareness of traffic patterns, driving alternatives

1. Establish a commuter website or message board format that allows people to link and build carpool groups

2. Explore other ways stimulus funds can be used to build up walking/biking infrastructure (Highway 33 bridge replacement funds may be flexible to include other items)

3. Investigate zoning actions that can be put in place to require businesses to support safer paths/trails

1. Highlight the difficulty rural communities are having with dilapidated properties to the State Executive & Legislative branches, County Commissioners, County Attorney’s, County Judges.

2. Establish more incentive programs to foster owner responsibility.

3. Submit grant applications to NDEQ’s ‘Deconstruction program’January 2010 .

4. Participate in a District wide group focused on this issue.

1. Survey the 8 village/city clerks, and boards

2. Research best practices

3. Create incentives program