[Scpg] Ask Board of Supervisors to Approve/innovative program - emPower SB/Jan 9th Hearing

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

 From the CEC (go to www.cecsb.org, or email Community Environmental 
Council <commrel at cecmail.org>
  for more details)
    * County Board of Supervisors approved an innovative program - emPower SB

We need your help - again
Ask the Board of Supervisors to approve the budget for an energy 
financing program for property owners - 
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=91xblv%2FlPdnNRNSUR548SLd1o5jy2ajw>EMAIL 
NOW!

This past April, thanks to your calls and emails, the County Board of 
Supervisors approved an innovative program - emPower SBC - that is 
expected to create up to a thousand jobs and provide home owners and 
business owners with an easy way to make their property more energy & 
water efficient through installation of energy efficient windows, 
solar panels, insulation, low flow water fixtures, etc.

This week the Board of Supervisors is deciding whether or not to fund 
that program with a one-time allotment of $5 million from the General 
Fund.  This long term investment will be repaid to the County over 
the next several years, and is expected to generate over $160 million 
in economic development in our region.

This week's decision will make or break emPower. 
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=W7WwIZKtW2HGbtPIiF5%2FRFaas6SjBDAf>SEND 
AN EMAIL TO THE SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT OF EMPOWER

You can also attend the Budget Hearing on Wednesday, June 9 at 10:30 
am (public comment is scheduled for 1 pm) at the Downtown Santa 
Barbara Hearing Room 
(<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=V9EBtb33gO0vi3NQFMerG1aas6SjBDAf>view 
map) or give comment via video from Santa Maria 
(<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=imdVIbtRpdpK8YLK5nqO8Faas6SjBDAf>view 
map). Check 
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FwW84V0G8%2BHIUHZ3G%2FkXGFaas6SjBDAf>the 
agenda for timing.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RsNygn3zlvUhEs8dFEe4flaas6SjBDAf>

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