Source: http://city.milwaukee.gov/sustainability
WHAT'S NEW AT OES? CHECK OUT OUR JANUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER
Get all the details on the Milwaukee Sustainability Plan, HOME GR/OWN proposal, new solar incentives, and how Me2 can help reduce energy bills in your home or business.
Click HERE to read our January 2013 Newsletter.
THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN! SEE WHAT SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES YOUR FELLOW
MILWAUKEEANS WANT ADDRESSED IN THIS PLANNING EFFORT!
From June through October, the Green Team asked for your input to guide development of Milwaukee's Sustainability Plan and over 1,000 residents responded. Additionally, the Green Team hosted five in-person town hall meetings gathering additional input from hundreds more residents. Your input has shaped the issue areas on which the Sustainability Plan will focus. Click HERE to see all of the survey results.
MILWAUKEE'S MAKES TOP 20 FOR BLOOMBERG CHALLENGE:
Milwaukee is one of 20 cities named a finalist in the "The Mayor's Challenge," a national grant competition sponsored by the Bloomberg Foundation challenging cities to address serious urban problems with innovative ideas. Mayor Barrett's HOME GR/OWN plan incorporates foreclosed properties, urban farming, and entrepreneurial spirit to revitalize neighborhoods and improve public health. Milwaukee will compete for the $5 million first prize and $1 million each for four runners up. The five winners will be revealed sometime in spring 2013. Read the Journal Sentinel article on Milwaukee as a finalist HERE.
