Looking Ahead in Wayne
Next City Council Meeting
July 7th at 5:30 p.m. in the
council chambers at 306 Pearl Street.
Mayor Shelton is organizing a Green Team in the Wayne
Community. The creation of a Green Team
is to take advantage of new technologies and new funding sources to help us
reduce future energy costs and move toward a sustainable operation of the
community that conserves all community resources for long term use while
maintaining our life style. The Green Team members will be appointed by the mayor
and approved by council. If you would
like to participate in this group call Chanelle in the city office at 375-1733.
A pre-organizational meeting was held last evening
that discussed these Community Opportunities:
1) Storm water
management plan
- cost
reduction for new streets by using small rain gardens, groundwater infiltration
areas and open grass filter
water strips instead of large underground concrete
pipes that add more water
to the current storm drain system
-
signage/stencils for storm drains noting they drain directly to Logan Creek
- rain
gardens
- green
roofs
- rain
barrels, cisterns and storm water storage
2) LEED building certification
-
contractor education/certification opportunities
- public
education about new materials and practices
- building
codes
- landscape
education/certification
3) Transitioning from high maintenance bluegrass to
native plants on public properties
4) Recycling
- high
school community service projects for recycling?
- trash
cans and recycling down town?
- public
education
- Logan
Creek clean-up of debris
- WSC
recycling opportunities
- WSC
Service Learning help available
- recycling
management and storage for public events and gatherings
5) WSC students/faculty available to get involved if a
community service structure is in place
6) Urban Forest
- future of
Wayne's mature trees
- a
northern plains city with only grass and no trees?
- Wayne
Tree Board?
- plan to
replace some of the loss of ash, scotch pine and silver maples that are dying
- need for
shade as part of electric peak load control
- what to
do about distaste of raking leaves
7) Public Education about sustainability
- Green
Team Facebook page
- school water, tree and garden projects
- community
garden plots
- website,
cable channel, group presentations, utility letter, radio show,
demonstrations and fairs
- photos of
environmental issues and projects posted
8) Apply for new Green Funding Sources available
9) Time of Use Metering for Wayne electric utility
customers
10) Composting
Questions or comments? Call Lowell Johnson, City Administrator at
375-1733 or email me at cityadmin@cityofwayne.org.