Welcome to Elgin, Kristin Youngmeyer

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, August 8th, and unlike the last few months, this time they were joined by the city's new Sustainability Analyst, Kristin Youngmeyer.  The fourth city staff liaison to the commission in the last six years.
 
While this month's commission meeting agenda appeared to be designed for brevity, it turned out to be anything but short and sweet.  
 
In this episode, Tia & Erik talk about the following issues discussed at the commission's July meeting:

• Elgin Farmers Market
• City Street Tree Planting Program
• Single Use Bag Fee Ordinance
• Pumpkin Smash Composting Event
• Various Budget Requests (that were rejected)
• Advice For New City Staffer, Sustainability Analyst Kristin Youngmeyer

<sigh> For those of you who are new to the podcast (including the new sustainability analyst) and might want some background on the last few years of commission work and discussion on the proposed Single Use Bag Fee ordinance, we suggest you check out The Elgin Watchman's eGuide on this subject. CLICK HERE to find the material on our webpage.
  
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Are you following our Season Two special podcast series -- "The Fox River Story" -- which is a fun collaboration with our friends over at Friends of the Fox River?