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Niles Environmental Plan Moves Ahead
The Niles village board held a public hearing on the plan last week; it envisions a future with more recycling, green buildings, water conservation and more ways of protecting the environment.
After a planning agency spent months interviewing Niles residents, studying residents' transportation patterns, recyling, water use, homes and commercial buildings and more, their efforts may soon result in a greener Niles. The village board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on approving the Niles Environmental Action Plan. It looks at eight different areas: Land Use and Development, Transportation and Mobility, Open Space, Waste, Water. Energy, Greenhouse Gases and Education. Kristin Ihnchak of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, whcih developed the plan, appeared before the village board Feb. 12, though no vote was taken that night. The plan makes priority recommendations in each of the eight areas. Earlier: The complete list of…
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