IT'S NOT EASY GOING GREEN

MUNICIPALITIES MUST GET CREATIVE TO FUND RESILIENCY IN A                TIME OF BOTH GREATER NEED AND REDUCED FEDERAL FUNDING

To date, The Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County has $50 million in capital assembled in a portfolio built around federal, state and local grants plus charitable donations.

The authority is governed by a local board of directors.

Authority Director Matthew Fleming said it also is looking at ways to manage community assets to provide green benefits.

This could include a solar energy field on government-owned land.

A municipal-owned parking garage could enter a public-private partnership to bond out the asset under a new operating agreement or possibly redevelop it for revenue to fund sustainability capital projects.