Elgin Watchman
A monthly podcast focused on environmental sustainability issues in our city and throughout the Fox River Valley
Elgin Watchman
Elgin Sustainability Commission July 2024 Meeting: Ferris Bueller Loves Elgin Trees
The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, July 9th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin.
To summarize the commission agenda items, Tia and Erik typically play fun little podcast games to keep things interesting. This month's game was based on the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Erik and Tia covered all of the following issues and probably more:
- Elgin's tree inventory
- Elgin's Tree Management Plan
- Elgin's Treebank Planting Program
- Kimball Street dam removal recommendation
- Proposed Single Use Bag Fee ordinance and draft communication/education plan
- Superintendent of Parks and Facilities Greg Hulke's impersonation of a filibustering U.S. Senator
- Governance and agendas
- DropBox, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and Open Meetings Act (OMA)
Are you interested in Elgin's tree assessment, plans, misc. information, and other external sources about trees? Here are some links the city of Elgin is sharing on its website:
Do you want the city to plant a tree on your parkway? CLICK HERE
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