{"id":21499,"date":"2015-10-31T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21499"},"modified":"2015-10-30T16:42:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T21:42:16","slug":"quality-inn-becomes-clarksville-montgomery-county-green-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/10\/31\/quality-inn-becomes-clarksville-montgomery-county-green-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Inn becomes Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-114161\" title=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Clarksville-Montgomery-County-Green-Certification-Program.gif\" alt=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program\" width=\"250\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>Montgomery County, TN<\/strong> \u2013 The Quality Inn at Exit 4 celebrated their Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification this week with a green ribbon cutting.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery County Chief of Staff, Jeff Truitt, Clarksville Chief of Administration, Charlie Gentry, and Clarksville Chamber Executive Director, Melinda Shepherd, were there to celebrate Quality Inn\u2019s commitment to the community. Hotel owners David and Susan Berck were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_326040\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quality-Inn-becomes-Clarksville-Montgomery-County-Green-Certified.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326040\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-326040\" title=\"Exit 4 Quality Inn Green Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Quality-Inn-becomes-Clarksville-Montgomery-County-Green-Certified-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Exit 4 Quality Inn Green Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-326040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exit 4 Quality Inn Green Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Susan Berck led the effort for the Quality Inn to become certified and shared some of the changes they made. \u201cWe\u2019ve changed to more efficient lighting in some areas of the hotel, and have an ongoing \u201clights off\u201d campaign. We recycle cardboard, paper and newspaper, solicit conservation ideas from staff at meetings and have upgraded to more energy efficient equipment. We feel the effort for the certification has been well worth it. This month, Richard Roland, our general manager, was able to notify our trash company that we would need less service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for your work, the updates you have made look great and we are glad to recognize you today,\u201d said Truitt.<\/p>\n<p>Quality Inn, Exit 4 is conveniently located near shopping, dining and the interstate.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the hotel, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.choicehotels.com\/tennessee\/clarksville\/quality-inn-hotels\/tn542\" >www.choicehotels.com\/tennessee\/clarksville\/quality-inn-hotels\/tn542<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information on how your business can participate in the Green Certification Program, contact Michelle Newell at <a href=\"mailto:manewell@mcgtn.net\">manewell@mcgtn.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery County, TN \u2013 The Quality Inn at Exit 4 celebrated their Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification this week with a green ribbon cutting. Montgomery County Chief of Staff, Jeff Truitt, Clarksville Chief of Administration, Charlie Gentry, and Clarksville Chamber Executive Director, Melinda Shepherd, were there to celebrate Quality Inn\u2019s commitment to the community. 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