Hoping To Save $4.7 million to $7.1 million, Crescent City Enters Next Phase Of Energy Efficiency Project
Crescent City s current city hall building. File photo: Andrew Goff
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Six months after they embarked on an energy audit, Johnson Controls representatives returned to Crescent City Councilors on Monday with proposed projects that could save the city $4.7 million to $7.1 million across its three major funds.
But the list of self-funded projects does not include retrofitting the old Bank of America building at 240 H Street into a future city hall, though that was a large focus of the audit. Johnson Controls still hopes to be able to use the energy savings from the project to retrofit the building, account executive Brian LaBrie told Councilors.
Assisting local businesses, attracting news ones and growing the tourism industry are just three of many goals Crescent City is looking to embrace as it views a future without COVID-19 restrictions.
During a virtual community workshop last week, the city council and dozens of city residents took part in an interactive economic development strategic action plan meeting. During the meeting, Rob Holmlund with PlanWest Partnership, Inc., presented a plan the city has been putting together and asked those listening in to rank their priorities in a variety of subjects.
City Manager Eric Wier said creating a plan is important, but having a plan that leads to action in the city is the real key. He explained when he was hired, he found many folders with economic development plans that had never been implemented.
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