Latest in a series of posts on candidates for election
J. William Reynolds for Mayor
“The CAP has the potential to transform the City . . . The CAP is going to
revolutionize everything we do.”
Bethlehem’s Environmental Advisory Council, April 1, 2021
- announces release of Climate Action Plan April 12
- the original idea was that the EAC could be doing things that we weren’t seeing in other parts of the City
- after November 16 we saw more people wanting to get involved in building a more sustainable Bethlehem
- the CAP is really going to put Bethlehem on the map as far as sustainability is concerned
- the CAP will provide a roadmap for our future
- the CAP has the potential to transform the City
- we’re going to fight for a director of sustainability
- the CAP will help create equitable solutions for our community
- the CAP will create a permanent structure of activists, groups, citizens, city government that can be immediately mobilized
- we need to hope that the state, the federal government, and the region take the lead on some of these issues
- the CAP is going to revolutionize everything we do as a City
- the CAP will be connected with neighborhood revitalization, walkability, development, transportation — will touch everything
- the EAC will be involved in fund seeking
“We all should be smiling at the City taking on the issue of climate action at the local level.”