GVCCC looks back on accomplishments

Special to the Green Valley News

“Nil sine magno labore” is Latin for “nothing without hard work,” and the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council has many accomplishments to show for their hard work in recent months. Some of them were outlined at a recent meeting:

Each year the GVCCC compiles and updates all data relating to residents and delivers the data to AT&T for publishing the local telephone directory; they also recently directed and coordinated delivery of the directories to about 27,000 residents in the greater Green Valley area.

“Income from the project accounts for two-thirds of GVCCC’s annual budget allowing us to keep members’ dues very low,” president Stan Riddle said.

Two solar forums were held to provide residents with information about alternate sources of power in an effort to help reduce energy costs. “The solar forums were a new project for the environmental committee and was very well timed; it’s what we try to do, see what the current issues are and address them,” executive director Sandi Richey said.

The recent Household Hazardous Waste event collected and safely disposed of more than 17,000 pounds of paint, batteries, electronic equipment and other hazardous disposables.