West Cook News

Village of Westchester GROW Ecological Commission met Sept. 4

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

1. 6:30 - Call to Order

2. Pledge

3. Roll Call

4. Inspiration – Walt Wojcik

a. Next Month 10/2/25 -

5. Review of Minutes – Nikki Way (5 min)

a. Approval of 6/11/25 regular meeting minutes

b. Approval of 8/7/25 regular meeting minutes

c. Next Month’s Minutes -

6. Quarterly Reports

a. Q1 - 2025: Kari Roberg

b. Q2 - 2025: Walt

c. Q3 – 2025: Walt

7. Updates from Village Staff and Board Representatives – (10 min) Annie Canavan, Evie Slavic

a. Public Works

i. Biodiesel use (Liz W-Chase)

ii.Tree program (Alex Silva)

b. SBC Compost Update

8. New Business

a. Strategic planning - Nikki

9. Old Business (50 min)

a. Greenest Region Compact (GRC) and Subcommittee Updates – Liz (5 min) a. Subcommittee reports:

i. Water – Mariana Nicolae/Walt

ii. Municipal Operations – Kari Roberg/Demitrus Evans

iii. Climate – Kari/Alex

b. Energy Plan - Liz

b. West Cook Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan – Liz

c. Event Planning Protocol

d. Upcoming Event Support Needs - Liz (10 min)

a. Proposals February, March

Comments (5 min)

9. Public Participation - In order to give as many visitors as possible an opportunity to speak and in the interest of adjourning the meeting by 8:00 p.m., please limit your comments to 3 minutes in length, unless further time is granted by the Commission.

10. Adjournment

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