Douglas gives out Green Hotel awards
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Published: April 5, 2008
CHESTER — Gov. James Douglas will honor 14 inns that have become Green Hotel certified by the state during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fullerton Inn on Monday.
The Chester Innkeepers Association is the first lodging association in the country that requires all of its members to be Green Hotel certified, said Jo-Ann Jorgensen, co-owner of the Park Light Inn.
In order to be green certified, Jorgensen said, the state looks at a number of factors, such as electric and water consumption, as well as reductions in waste output and chemical use.
Participating inns include the Chester House Inn; Fullerton Inn; Henry Farm Inn; Hugging Bear Inn; Motel in the Meadow; Old Town Farm Inn; Park Light Inn; the Popple Fields B&B; Quail Hollow Inn; Rose Arbour B&B; Rowell's Inn; Stone Cottage Collectibles B&B; Stone Hearth Inn; and the Williams River House.
The event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the Fullerton Inn on the town green.
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