In case you missed the good news, Williston's Town Energy Plan (moving us all away from fossil fuels to renewables) was adopted — and you helped make that happen! We know that hearing from Williston residents makes a difference to the Selectboard.

Now we need your help again! The Town is now going through its budget setting process for the upcoming fiscal year but hasn't allocated any funding to hiring an Energy Coordinator, a key element of advancing the Energy Plan's goals (here's a one-page summary if you need a reminder!). If this position isn't funded it's unlikely that our town will make much progress on our goals and believe it or not Vermont is already well behind other New England states in meeting key energy targets (source). That's why we need town-level leadership!

The Selectboard may say that we can't afford the position, but Sustainable Williston believes we can't afford not to fund it! Climate change won't wait patiently.

We're asking you to write a few words urging funding for an Energy Coordinator to be included in next year's budget, and say them at tomorrow night's Selectboard budget hearing. Finding the exact right words is much less important than just writing something that allows your voice to be heard by Williston decision-makers.

Below are some VIP follow up items that apply to EVERYONE regarding requesting funding be allocated to hiring an Energy Coordinator:
1- plan to comment at Budget Public Hearing Jan 5 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86464022571
2- get your friends to do the same!

Thanks in advance for your support.
Your neighbors in Sustainable Williston http://www.sustainablewilliston.org/ are grateful for you all.

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