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Letter to the Editor:
Planning for Economic Growth in Haverhill |
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April 22, 2009 |
Dear Editor,
Reading Monday's article "Being Green, Seeing Greenbacks"
is another wake up call for Haverhill to get going on green opportunities
in plans for economic growth. It has already started growing
around us: the Massachusetts clean energy sector already employs
14,000 and will soon be the state's 10th largest economic sector.
Responsible planning for economic growth in Haverhill should
consider how to attract such green enterprises, encourage existing
businesses to participate in green principles, and prepare workers
and students to become green employees.
A noteworthy advocate for Haverhill to improve its lot and advance
this 21st Century economy is former City Council President and
mayoral candidate John Michitson.
Michitson has been calling our attention to the potential of
this industry for years, and he has the vision to lead us into
this future. In fact, he was one of the "several business
leaders" mentioned in the article who met with Tierney and
Dr. Warner at the Institute for Green Chemistry.
It is his many years of networking
and advocacy as an early proponent of the Green economy that
gives Michitson an edge. He recognized the economic benefits
of Green Technologies before the present economic crises.
With challenges and opportunities
clearly in front of all of us, let's keep in mind the President's
summary on investing in a clean energy economy: "Progress
is rarely easy. Often it takes not just the commitment of an
innovator, but the commitment of a country to innovation. Often
what is required is the support of government, recognizing that
the future is what we make of it, what we build it to be."
Let's be proactive like John. With Michitson as mayor, our city
government will be committed to such innovation and will pro-actively
realize such a forward-looking vision.
John Nolan
Bradford
John Nolan's letter
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