One of goals of the Mayor and the Snoqualmie City Council is to increase Snoqualmie’s efforts in the areas of conservation and environmental sustainability. Snoqualmie has employed numerous environmentally sensitive strategies and many more projects are planned or underway such as completion of a bio-solids treatment facility, campaigns to significantly increase and broaden recycling efforts, further development of anti-sprawl land use policies, initial conversion of the city’s fleet to alternative fuel vehicles, and increased involvement in state and federal legislation.

A current City undertaking is to integrate Sustainability into the Comprehensive Plan; learn more on the Current Sustainability Work page.

Sustainability Study
A student team from the University of Washington Community, Environment and Planning school has spent several months documenting Snoqualmie’s current green programs and practices, considering the initiatives that the city would like to achieve, and analyzing a survey of Snoqualmie residents as to their interest in the city’s environmental programs. Much of their work is documented within the pages of this section of the website. They have also prepared the following reports. 

Snoqualmie Sustainability Strategy
   An introduction
   Chapter 1
   Chapter 2
   Chapter 3
   Chapter 4

Sustainability Speakers  Forum
Between February to June of 2010 the City of Snoqualmie Planning Commission hosted a free monthly Sustainability Speakers Forum at Snoqualmie City Hall.  Sessions brought in local and regional experts to discuss sustainability topics related to green community planning such as transportation, energy, environmental health, and planning for future growth in the city. For more information and links to session presentations, click on our Current Sustainability Work link at right.

Sustainability Survey
The UW team facilitated an online citizen survey about sustainability in Snoqualmie during the months of December 2008 and January 2009.

   Survey Results
   Summary presented to City Council 

Next Steps

• Continue developing current sustainability programs used by the city
• Draft and implement a policy that reduces the city’s carbon footprint
• Develop anti-sprawl land use policies for the City of Snoqualmie
• Increase involvement in state and federal legislation

Questions
Please direct questions or comments to info@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.  

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