Fairfax County would like all citizens to participate in the first public engagement phase of the Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan. Ali Althen, Public Information Officer at the Office of Environmental & Energy Coordination writes:
Fairfax County is in the midst of developing its first-ever comprehensive climate change mitigation plan. Rather than imposing a plan from the top down, we are building a plan from the ground up and are seeking input from all county residents and stakeholders to ensure our plan is equitable and feasible. The Community-wide Energy and Climate Action Plan, or CECAP, has been in development since early this year and is now moving into its first public engagement phase.
In the interest of getting as many community members involved as possible, the county has started a series of online public meetings and a survey for county residents and workers to share their input on potential climate planning goals. The first virtual meeting took place on August 27. Other meetings will follow on September 1 and September 2. Access the meetings and the survey here. The survey is available is multiple languages but will close soon, on September 13.