DEM’s Millar gets Grow Smart award

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Environmental Management Sustainable Watersheds Administrator Scott Millar has been recognized by Grow Smart Rhode Island for his work promoting “desirable growth.”

Grow Smart gave Millar its Smart Growth Award for Outstanding Smart Growth Policies/Plans during the organization’s annual awards program.

In presenting the award, Grow Smart Rhode Island commended Millar for being at the forefront of addressing the challenges faced by rural and suburban communities in their “quest to accommodate desirable growth without sacrificing the environment or quality of life that Rhode Islanders enjoy.”

The organization credits Millar for being the driving force in the development of a series of DEM guidance manuals that demonstrate how innovative land-use techniques can promote smart growth in rural settings.

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