Just strolling down the main street of "Green Town" one can sense the difference. The clean air, the lack of smog, the bikeways and friendly pedestrian walkways announce that people living here care about their environment.

People sitting on the benches under the trees in the town center gaze at the native plants and flowers that are part of the healthy plant communities and provide habitat for birds, small animals and native insects. Residents appreciate that the lawns surrounding the town hall, police and fire stations are natural ecosystems not poisoned by pesticides. Citizens of Green Town know that living in a healthy natural ecosystem is healthy for them as well.

Drinking from a fountain in Green Town is a healthy activity. Bottled water sales are down as residents know their drinking water is monitored and the watersheds providing this water are protected.

Green Town has a center where people gather and walk to stores and appointments. Green Town's mass transit offers financial incentives for citizens to use public transit instead of cars. A low emission police car drives by and the shrinking number of SUV's attests to Green Town's love of clean air.

In Green Town an Environmental Commission studies ways to make the air, water and land use healthier and safer. Open monthly environmental meetings give residents a chance to voice concerns. Green Town's master plan directs development in a sustainable way.

Living in a Green Town means living in harmony with all living things on the planet. It means not contributing to the environmental burden the planet already carries. It's a great place to raise a family, protect a home investment and enjoy nature. Ask your mayor and council members if you can live in a Green Town.

All New Jerseyans deserve it!

Congratulations to Hamilton Township in Mercer County,
our 2006 Green Town award recipient!

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