Township Recognized as Gold Certified Sustainable Community!
The Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification, administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal League in partnership with Sustainable Pittsburgh, is designed for municipalities that are working to save money, conserve resources, and serve vibrant communities. Originally deployed in Southwestern Pennsylvania by Sustainable Pittsburgh, the certification has gone statewide recognizing small, medium, and large municipalities across the Commonwealth.
After filling out a rigorous performance criteria which tracks 131 policies and practices that define a sustainable community, Montgomery Township is among a select group of high performing municipalities to become certified through this program. Montgomery Township is being recognized at the Gold level of certification.
In earning the Gold certification, Montgomery Township is acknowledged for its progress in addressing such areas as community design and land use, energy efficiency, health and wellness, intergovernmental cooperation, recycling and waste reduction, fiscal controls, and internal management and operations. The criteria the Township was required to meet and links to that information is available at the www.sustainablepacommunitycertification.org.
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