Sept 1st Meeting Notes of Sustainable Communities Network Meeting was held at the ECWRPC in Menasha and Kathy Thunes chaired the meeting. Attendees were: Carol Kasimor, Kathy Thunes, Jeanine Knapp, George Dearborn, Roger Kanitz June 2nd meeting minutes were reviewed and approved.  These are posted on our website. Discussion of group projects that network could […]

Sustainable Communities Network June 2, 2015 Evergreen Credit Union Attending: Roger Kanitz, Carol Kasimor, Kathy Thunes, Aimee Niendorf, John Conrad, Jeanine Knapp March 11, Minutes Review Reviewed points from the March 11 meeting including: a common project would inspire people to attend meetings, people want to continue and would like participation with businesses. Round Table […]

Sustainable Communities Network of Fox Valley Minutes, December 3, 2015, Outagamie County written by Jim Resick Solid Waste Department Office Present: Aimee Niendorf, Carol Kasimor, Jeanine Knapp, Catherine Neiswender, Chris Miller, Roger Kanitz, Paul Farrell, Jim Resick and Leah Powley. Following tour of MRF, Chris gave report on plastic film and bag recycling project. Cloth […]

Minutes of Sept 10th the Sustainable Communities Network Meeting City of Menasha Library September 10, 2015 (Corrected Version) Meeting called to order at 3:00pm by Jim Resick. Members present: Kathy Thunes, Linda Stoll, Roger Kanitz, Jeanine Knapp, Catherine Neiswender, Carol Kasimor. Guests: Steve Steinhoff and Malissa Dietsch, Capital Area RPC Project Updates: Sustainability Indicators Project: […]

Minutes of Sustainable Communities Network Winnebago County UW-Extension office, Oshkosh June 4th, 2015 Meeting called to order at 3:00 pm by Jim Resick. Members present: Kathy Thunes, Jeanine Knapp, Kimberly Miller, Roger Kanitz, Linda Stoll, Carol Kasimor, John Conrad and Resick. Roger reported on planned meeting with urban forestry managers, set for June 17, 10:00 […]

Minutes Sustainable Communities Network December 4, 2014   Present: John Conrad, Carol Kasimor, Ria Hull, Linda Stoll, Catherine Neiswender, Kathy Thunes, Liz Williams, Jerry Wittman, Roger Kanitz, Jim Resick and Aimee Niendorf.   Roger distributed invoices for SCN website maintenance services. Payments are due by end of year.   Liz reported for tree ordinance group […]

1.     Guest:  Steve Dunn, UW-Oshkosh joined us to discuss his experience and perspectives of how businesses view and incorporate sustainability.  Much was shared and discussed. Here are some highlights: Early on, businesses mostly focused on complying with the law and did things for compliance, not the environment Their goal was/is to stay in business  and […]

Present: Gerry Whitman, Craig Moser, Dave Tebo, Dick Gosse, Jim Resick, Paul Farrell, John Conrad, Linda Stoll, Roger Kanitz, Carol Kasimor, Kathy Thunes, Aimee Niendorf, Catherine Neiswender, Elizabeth Williams Guests: Kim Miller, Jeff Roe, DNR Notes: 1. Resilient urban tree canopy – Kim Miller and Jeff Roe, DNR Kim and Jeff shared information on the […]

Attendees: Ria Hull, Linda Stoll, Craig Moser, Catherine Neiswender, Roger Kanitz, Kathy Thunes, Dean Gazza, Mike VanDyke, Dick Gosse, Carol Kasimor, Elizabeth Schultz, Chris Miller and Jim Resick. Next meeting was set for Thursday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m., Platinum Flight Center at Outagamie County Airport, including tour of this green facility. Summary of Meeting […]

Plans Adopted Comprehensive Plan w/ sustainability issues addressed Park and Open Space Plan with trails/walkability addressed. Ordinances and Policies Adopted Sustainability Policy Green Procurement Policy Wind Power Ordinance. We have adopted our own Zoning Ordinance, which allows for more flexibility in regards to planning and building for sustainability. Construction Projects Completed Installation of a 28kW […]