Community Development
The Monroe County Extension Office is dedicated toward serving Monroe County by providing objective information to individuals, businesses, and agencies for better decision making and by creating programs and services that provide unique lifelong learning opportunities that empower people to improve their quality of life.
The Monroe County Extension Office offers the following information concerning Community Development:
Green Initiatives
- Proclamation signed by Mayor Mario Di Gennaro
- CFLs Fact Sheet
- Mercury Fact Sheet
- Monroe County government enters a contest sponsored by NACo - News Release
- Energy Star Paper Pledge
- Carpool World Web site
- Green Living & Energy Education (GLEE) Carpool info
- GLEE Web site
- Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Web site
- Keys Energy Services Web site
- Florida Keys Electric Co-op Free Energy Audit
- Self Energy Audit
- US Department of Energy
- Florida's Energy Plan
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Climate Change
Alicia
Betancourt
Family & Community Development Agent
EDIS Publications
- Consumer Choices Can Reduce Packaging Waste
- Energy Efficient Homes: Easy Steps to Improving Your Home's Energy Efficiency
- Energy Efficient Homes: Incentive Programs for Energy Efficiency
- Energy Efficient Homes: Fluorescent Lighting
- Energy Efficient Homes: Windows and Skylights
- Enviroshopping: Buy Smarter
- Enviroshopping for Teens
- Evaluating Green Communities: Top 11 Questions to Ask
- Keeping it Safe: Energy Conservation = More Money
- Policies that Address Sustainable Building Practices
- Policies that Address Sustainable Site Development
- The Conservation Balancing Act: Leader's Guide
- The Conservation Balancing Act: Part I. In the Home
- The Conservation Balancing Act: Part II. In the Bathroom
- The Conservation Balancing Act: Part III. In the Laundry
- The Conservation Balancing Act: Part IV. In the Kitchen