Ann Arbor Accepts Green Communities Grant

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At its Aug. 15, 2011 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council voted to accept a $50,000 Michigan Green Communities Planning grant from Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE).

The money will be used in part to enhance a peer learning network of Michigan local government and university staff who are working on sustainability issues. The grant funding also supports holding an annual conference in 2011 and 2012 among Michigan Green Community members. A third activity the grant will support is development of challenge grant opportunities with local governments and Michigan foundations.

This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron. A more detailed report will follow: [link]