[Communications] MWRD Commissioner Kim du Buclet's December Newsletter

[Kim du Buclet]

Happy Holidays !!! 

Next Board Meeting will be held
on
Thursday, December 1 at 10:30 am
The Board of Commissioners will hold its Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, December 1st at 10:30 am, and public participation is encouraged. Visit mwrd.org (https://mwrd.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) to see the meeting agenda and live stream viewing instructions. I look forward to hearing from you at the next MWRD Board meeting!
Budget Hearing
On December 1, 2022, at 2pm, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Budget Hearing on the proposed 2023 budget (http://chrome-extension//efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mwrd.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023_TENTATIVE_Budget_Book_Web_Version_After_Optimizing.pdf) for the district.

Public comments may be made at 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, during the Public Comment period. Masks are optional. There will be limited seating capacity in the Board Room.

To view the live stream of the meeting, visit our website (mwrd.org) (https://mwrd.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) then click on “Board Meetings” in the upper right section. Find the meeting in the Calendar tab, then click on the “In Progress” link under the Video Column. The “In Progress” link will only be active when there is a meeting in session.
Commissioner du Buclet in the

News


**  Our Fight to Protect the Clean Water Act Must Continue
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I recently wrote an OP-ED for the Chicago Defender (https://chicagodefender.com/op-ed-our-fight-to-protect-the-clean-water-act-must-continue/) , celebrating and highlighting the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/17/a-proclamation-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-clean-water-act/#:~:text=BIDEN%20JR.%2C%20President%20of%20the,of%20the%20Clean%20Water%20Act.) .
Cook County Farm Bureau News
The Cook County Farm Bureau mentioned that my team and I visited Kopping Farms in Lemont in their November edition of CCFB News (https://cookcfb.org/stay-updated/news/ccfb-news/article/2022/11/local-legislators) .
Commissioner du Buclet in the

Community
Space to Grow Ribbon Cutting
I recently attended the ribbon cutting at Coles School on the east side of Chicago to showcase MWRD's latest partnership with the Space to Grow initiative, Space to Grow is Chicago's green schoolyards program, a partnership led by the Healthy Schools Campaign and Openlands with public capital investment from Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Department of Water Management, and MWRD.

Space to Grow schoolyards provides a space for active play and outdoor learning while using green infrastructure to build climate resilience and reducing local basement flooding.

For more information about MWRD's partnership with CPS and Chicago's Department of Water Management, please click on the following link Space 2 Grow. (https://www.spacetogrowchicago.org/about/about-space-to-grow/)

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Schuth’s Grove Ribbon Cutting
I was proud to join MWRD President Kari Steele and fellow Commissioner Spyropoulous and Cook
County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for the Ribbon Cutting at Schuth's Grove.

Thanks to MWRD support, the new permeable parking lot at Schuth's Grove will be able to store more than 110k gallons of rain when it storms, mitigating flooding for the residents of Riverside and surrounding communities.
Omni Ecosystem Visit
My team and I toured Omni Ecosystems in the Bronzeville Community to learn more about how to
build and maintain green infrastructure spaces.

Omni has built many green infrastructure spaces
throughout the Chicagoland area.

For example, Omni built and maintains the green infrastructure at McDonald's new corporate headquarters and McDonald's flagship restaurant in Chicago's Fulton Market community.
All Things Water Fireside Chat
I had the opportunity to moderate a fireside chat with Seth M. Siegel, the Chief Sustainability Officer at N-Drip.

The discussion focused on his recently released book Let There Be Water. Speaking with Seth was fun and very informative.

The Green Neighbor Guide
Learn how to keep your rain barrel in good condition. Read the MWRD's The Green Neighbor Guide for information on rain barrel maintenance, including how to prepare your barrel for the winter.
Visit**  mwrd.org (http://chrome-extension//efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://mwrd.org/sites/default/files/documents/Green_Guide_191220.pdf)
to download a free copy.
Employment Opportunities at MWRD
Current Positions
Electrical Mechanic
Hourly Pay Rate $52.05

** Online Employment Center Link  (https://www.jobapscloud.com/mwrd/)
Upcoming Events
Click Link to see ** Community Events (https://mwrd.org/events)
Contact Information
Our mailing address is:

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Commissioner Kimberly Du Buclet
100 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone Number
312-751-5086
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