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Overview of NADO Sponsored Training Workshops
Morton, Minnesota
February 2006
At this premier event speakers from the Minnesota Commerce Energy office,
Home Farms Technologies, rural electric cooperatives, the Institute for
Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), NADO, NACo, the Southwest Regional
Development Commission, EPA, Minnesota Rural Partners and others discussed
trends and future needs in developing an alternative energy industry that
stimulates enduring regional economic resilience and environmental vitality.
Agenda
Welcome Letter
Speaker Bios
Press
Presentations
Alternative Energy: Regional Integration
David Maxwell, Home Farm Technologies, Canada
Wayne Hansen, AURI/Center for Produce Owned Energy
Eric Woodford, Woodford Custom, Inc., Minnesota
Ralph Groschen, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Planning Infrastructure: Partnerships to Resources Discussion Panel
Ron Rebenitsch, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, North Dakota
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Mike Bull, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Conservation, Diversification and Community Needs
Rick Goodemann, SW Minnesota Housing Partnership
Dan Juhl, Dan-Mar, Minnesota
Jim Kleinschmit, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minnesota
Pittsford, New York
May 2005
The workshop addressed the impact of globalism and natural resource consumption on sustainable development and ways the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York can conserve local natural resources and remain an economically viable region that responds to global and international trade pressures.
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A case study featured the "Partners for Livable Western New York" project based in Buffalo, New York. This project demonstrates and promotes the formulation of regional and local policies and regulations for sustainable development that encompasses the needs of builders and developers, community services like transit and education, landscape design and land use decision making that result in more livable communities.
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A profile of the New York Department of State's Quality Communities initiative to work with local government leaders and community organizations to find smart, innovative solutions to strengthen the economy and environment and improve the quality of the place. Twenty-five state agencies serve on the Quality Communities Interagency Working Group and have embraced a set of Quality Communities Principles
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- Encourage sustainable economic development.
- Help create, implement and sustain the vision of a quality community.
- Revitalize downtowns and community centers.
- Conserve open space and other critical environmental resources.
- Promote agriculture and farmland protection.
- Strengthen intergovernmental and community partnerships.
- Enhance transportation choices and encourage more livable neighborhoods.
- Enhance and encourage the use of technology.
A discussion on wetlands covered the federal definition and how the state of New York delineates wetlands. The way that wetlands impact watershed management and provide communities with a tool to ensure potable water, flood mitigation and enhance wildlife habitat - all the foundation of enabling the development of livable/ sustainable communities - was part of the discussion.
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The workshop also addressed Phase II Storm Water permitting under the New York Department of Conservation Impacts of land development implemented and regulated by various DEC's regulations: SPDES permits, the MS4 Program, a Construction Permit Program and Local Planning for Stormwater Management. Stormwater runoff comes from various impervious surfaces such as roof tops and paved roads and generally collects litter, pesticides, animal excretion and other debris that pollutes watersheds. In addition sotrmwater runoff directly affects flooding which can be costly to communities, e.g. flooding recovery costs were over $650 Million per year in New York according to FEMA reporting between 1999 to 2003.
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Louisville, Kentucky
June 2005
Agenda topics covered regional development and environmental stewardship, watershed management such as non-point source pollution monitoring, building walkable communities and alternative energy production and infrastructure needs.
- Meeting Agenda
- Josh Human, Hazard Mitigation in Kentucky, University of Louisville
- Brooke Shireman, Kentucky Growth Readiness for Water Quality
- Mike Mitchell, Stormwater Phase II Implementation, EPA, Region 4
- Di Boyer, Sustainable Communities, KCMM
Seattle, Washington
August 2005
NADO Annual Training Conference featured a series of sessions on water quality, air quality and land use decision-making.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
November 30, 2005
Regional Integration for the Future Southwest Conference: Planning Meeting
EDA Southwest Regional Meeting
Inn and Spa at Loretto
Agenda for November planning meeting
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St. Paul, Minnesota
December 5, 2005
Regional Integration for the Future Minnesota Conference: Planning Meeting
Association of Minnesota Counties
Riverfront Center
Agenda
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