The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, March 14th, and as always they had a lot to talk about. In fact, at one point in the meeting, there were 10-minutes where at least five people were talking over each other. In an effort to summarize things, here is a list of what was discussed over a 2+ hour period of time:
- Commissioner Kevin Zaldivar resigned and the city of Elgin is taking applications online to fill this vacancy
- April is Elgin Earth Month and the commission is planning to host Elgin Earth Summit on April 29th at Elgin Community College (NOTE: there are also many other organizations hosting events throughout April. More info can be found on Facebook at @ElginEarthMonth)
- Money was allocated to purchase a membership with the Illinois Recycling Foundation
- Applications will start being accepted for the commission's Electric Garden Equipment Rebate program sometime in April during Elgin Earth Month (funding is limited; so act quickly)
- Residents have until April 15th to submit their application to the Parkway Tree Planting program. Call 3-1-1 for more details or good luck digging through the sea of data at cityofelgin.org
- Commissioners will be joining local environmental organizations and acting as liaison and conduits of information for the commission
- Commissioner David Jurina wants the city to ban fossil fuel hook-ups (e.g. no more gas lines) for new housing and building developments.
The bulk of this episode is dedicated to speaking with Commissioner Jurina about the presentation he will be making to the Elgin City Council on March 22nd.
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