'In order to create a more sustainable Pierce County we must develop partnerships that help us overcome the difficult challenges we face in improving air quality, reducing transportation emissions, increasing energy efficiency and reducing the amount of resources we use.'
'Together we can make Pierce County a more sustainable community for the next generation.'
Since completing our internal Pierce County Sustainability Plan in 2009, my office looked for opportunities to fund a full-time Sustainability Manager to move our plan forward. We earned a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, and look forward to implementing the plan.
Over the next five years, we will focus on three components of sustainability: education and public outreach, partnerships, and leading by example. This effort will ultimately save taxpayers' money by thinking through the life-cycle costs of our decisions and actions.
All Pierce County employees will be asked to help make this a more sustainable place to live, work and play.
'In order to create a more sustainable Pierce County we must develop partnerships that help us overcome the difficult challenges we face in improving air quality, reducing transportation emissions, increasing energy efficiency and reducing the amount of resources we use.'
Since completing our internal Pierce County 
