Mar 17

Written by: Steve Erbach
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:38 AM

I've been to three, maybe four Sustainable Neenah Committee meetings, now, and I've become more interested in their activities.  I started going to its meetings when I read an article highlighting the steps the Madison Zoning Board is considering for future zoning law changes to incorporate "sustainability" and "climate change" factors.

So I took the step of applying for membership on the Committee. The "Application for Appointment" asked me to write "a brief statement outlining your interest and qualifications for this appointment".  Here's what I wrote:

I am currently a member of the Mayor's Citizen Advisory Committee. In the past (2006-2007) I served on the Neenah Common Council, the Public Services & Safety Committee, and the Waterworks Commission.

I'm interested in the Sustainable Neenah Committee from the standpoint of a resistance to further government regulation.  I would prefer that the growth we experience in the city is not subject to the "trump virtue" of sustainable development and the precautionary principle.

Thus I'd like to be a member of the committee to participate in its laudable conservation efforts; but to also offer a tempering of the enthusiasm for all things "sustainable".

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