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CodeRED Emergency Notification System
Seconds Count In An Emergency!
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Otero County and the Town of Fowler have instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as severe weather, flooding or other emergency situations).
THIS SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
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Sustainable Cities Award
The Town of Fowler has been choosen to receive the Sustainable Cities Award at the 12th Wirth Chair Awards Luncheon celebrating Sustainable Synergies.
The projects include improving pedestrian safety at the major intersection downtown, and installing seven solar panel arrays to reduce the cost of municipal energy payments by $20,000 in the first year.
Click here to view Sustainability Award Letter
Click here to view Colorado Municipal League's Sustainability Grant Press Release
Click here to See Colorado Municipal League's "Community Powered" article
Ritter visits Fowler, cites town's successes
 Photo Courtesy CleanEnergyAuthority.com By ANTHONY A. MESTAS
reprinted from the Pueblo Chieftain
Friday Nov 19, 2010
FOWLER — Gov. Bill Ritter came to town Thursday to talk with government leaders, residents and students about the success the town is having in his new Sustainable Main Streets Initiative program.
The program, launched in April, is meant to help communities revitalize their downtown corridors and improve their quality of life.
Ritter told students at Fowler Elementary School that their town is a forward-thinking town and is a great example of how to work together to build a great quality of life...
Read more from the Pueblo Chieftain
Town installs 137 kilowatts of solar power
By THEO ROMEO
CleanEnergyAuthority.com
Friday Nov 19, 2010
Yesterday was the ribbon cutting of seven new solar arrays, installed by Vibrant Solar, in Fowler, Colo. Governor Bill Ritter and a slew of locals and visiting installers were in town to celelbrate the unveiling of 137 total kilowatts of solar, a project which Town Administrator L. Wayne Snider began some time ago...
Read More from CleanEnergyAuthority.com
Governor Bill Ritter talks energy in Fowler
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Fowler gets governor's attention
By JAMES AMOS
NewsFirst5.com
Thursday Nov 18, 2010
Sitting about a half hour east of Pueblo, Fowler already has a pretty nice Main Street. But in a little while, the 1,200-person town will have a lot nicer one. On the drawing board is a plan to help merchants fix up their storefronts, and renovate the Main Street area...
View the Video at NewsFirst5.com
Gov. Ritter announces Fowler as part of Main Street initiative program
reprinted from La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Posted May 06, 2010 @ 05:41 PM
La Junta, Colo. — Although local residents have already been informed, it was officially announced last week that Fowler is part of a Main Street initiative.
Gov. Bill Ritter announced on Wednesday, April 28 that four communities around Colorado will pilot a new Sustainable Main Streets Initiative ...
Read more from the La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Fowler diving headfirst into renewable energy
By Mark Jaffe
reprinted from The Denver Post
Sun Apr 18, 2010
FOWLER — Like many a town on the Eastern Plains, this farming community has seen better days, but now it has a new plan. It is going to disappear — from the electric grid.
If all the town's plans — and there are many — come to pass, Fowler will generate its own electricity...
Read more from the Denver Post
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