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Rothschild, Carroll County Commissioner in Maryland, the first to officially oppose ICLEI. The
powerful key statements are at minute 4 and 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0xw-DhmQmU&feature=player_embedded
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/07/richard-rothschild-battles-local-agenda.html

15. 21 SIGNS THAT AGENDA 21 IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

1. Your community is a member of organizations such as ICLEI (International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives), or ICMA (International City/County Management Association) - these
organizations promote the creation of sustainable communities in line with United Nations AGENDA
21.

2. Your community has a Sustainability Director or Department of Sustainable Development that
is in charge of coordinating the planning and implementation of Sustainable Development policies in
your area.

3. Your community has a Vision, Master, or Comprehensive Plan typically created within the past
5- 10 years that promotes the three E’s of Sustainable Development (Environment, Economy, and
Social Equity) also known as the “Triple Bottom Line”.

4. Your community supports compact, high density, mixed use, pedestrian and bicycle oriented
development patterns, constructed primarily along public transit and rail corridors. This is also known
as Smart Growth, New Urbanism, or Resilient Communities. These communities also promote
alternative modes of transportation away from the traditional automobile toward policies which
endorse and encourage public transit whenever possible to curb fossil fuel usage and lower carbon
emissions. This may include the implementation of community wide Biking and Pedestrian plans.

5. Your community is actively promoting healthy communities through sustainable agriculture
and community gardens; encouraging a shift away from the current free market driven food system to
a new locally- focused, publicly incentivized sustainable food system.

6. Your city or town has established an Urban Growth Boundary beyond which all development
including the suburbs is considered SPRAWL and blight and is discouraged through various
incentives and regulations.

7. Your town has joined with local regional councils or with the state or federal government to
promote Sustainable Communities Planning or to launch new sustainable initiatives.