Chester Inns band together to go "green"
Wednesday April 9, 2008
Mitch Wertlieb
Colchester, VT
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You hear a lot these days about going green, but if you'll excuse the rhyme, what does it mean to go green?
Well, some innkeepers in Chester are answering that question. 14 Inns in the small Vermont town, population just over 3,000, have banded together with a pledge to be responsible environmental stewards.
They've created the Chester Innkeeper's Association, and to join, an inn must be designated by the state as a green hotel.
We got the word on what that process entails from Jo-Ann Jorgensen of The Chester Innkeeper's Association, and owner of the Park Light Inn, which was evaluated recently by the state to see if it could get the green light to advertise as "green�"
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