NOLANVILLE â Officials from Belton, Salado, Killeen, Fort Hood and other neighboring communities will gather together Thursday to renew the Cen-Tex Sustainable Communities Partnership.
Mayors from each city, along with Fort Hoodâs Garrison commander will gather from 1-2 p.m. at 100 Gold Star Ave. in Nolanville to sign a memorandum of agreement to renew the Cen-Tex Sustainable Communities Partnership.
The ceremony will also include a tree planting; a signing to proclaim April as Sustainable Environment Month; and recognizing an individual from each partner community with the 2021 Cen-Tex Sustainable Communities Partnership Environmental Ambassador Award, according to a news release.
Awardees will include community members, staff, youth, and the 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade for their efforts in fostering community service and promoting beautification, conservation, pollution prevention, and recycling through youth and community initiatives, the release
A âsustainable communitiesâ partnership between local cities and Fort Hood will be extended by three years today when local mayors sign a new memorandum of agreement, according to a news release.
Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Nolanville, Belton, Salado, Gatesville and Lampasas have been part of the Cen-Tex Sustainable Community Partnership with Fort Hood.
The partnership, formed in 2009, focuses on achieving measurable environmental benefits.
One of the big programs the partnership has developed is the Youth Environmental Ambassadors Program, said Christine Luciano, Fort Hoodâs environmental outreach coordinator.
âWe try to promote stewardship (and) volunteerism through hands-on initiatives that range from beautification to conservation, recycling and litter prevention,â Luciano said.