Muñoz Debuts Environmental Notice Proposal at Fiery Town Hall Meeting
Illinois 1st District State Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz announces State Bill 3623 at the Tuesday, July 10, town hall meeting.
At his town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 10, Illinois 1st District State Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz announced a proposed state bill to mandate notice of new community sources of pollution, a response to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's flubs in conducting timely outreach about the new MAT Asphalt plant project at 4010 S. Damen Ave.
If passed, State Bill 3623 would mandate that the agency send notice to elected officials within 15 days of application of a permit for "any type of facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel or aircraft that will impact air or water pollution." Currently, the agency notifies community leaders as part of their environmental justice program using internal procedures and standards without force of law. Because of an oversight at the agency, only two weeks were provided for community notification about the MAT Asphalt plant project before its permit was granted.
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Marz tap room manager Jennifer Wandro explains Marz and the brewing business at the June 20, 2018, meeting of the McKinley Park Development Council.
Neighborhood Development Plan Project Set to Launch for McKinley Park
The McKinley Park Development Council continues to push forward neighborhood development with regular meetings and this month's launch of the neighborhood development plan, a project the council won in 2017 from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). The public outreach phase of the neighborhood development plan kicks off the evening of Wednesday, July 18, at the monthly council meeting, when local residents, business owners and community stakeholders can begin providing their feedback about how the neighborhood should best develop.
The July council meeting both culminates the first phase of work and organizing for the development plan, and pushes forward council development with the voting in of the council's full board of directors. The council's June 20 meeting at Marz Community Brewing Co. included introductions of existing and prospective board members, updates on neighborhood development proposals and the lowdown on the Marz brewing business, accompanied by free samples of Marz beer.
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Library Events for Kids, 1st District Town Hall Meeting Stand Out This Week in McKinley Park
The McKinley Park public library presents some great kids activities and performances this week, including the Improv Playhouse's Ranger Tales: True Stories from America's National Parks at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 9. Mad Science of Chicago presents STEM-focused ecological education with Spaceship Earth, 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, and kids 9 to 11 can solve environmental engineering puzzles at Enviro Mystery with Project Syncere, 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 12. The gamers will again keep the dice rolling at the library during the recurrence of Games Day this Saturday, July 14.
Illinois 1st District State Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz hosts a 1st District Town Hall Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, at Blessed Sacrament Parish church. This meeting, the first in a series, will focus on topics like the State of Illinois budget, pending and passed legislation, local crime, and the recently opened MAT Asphalt plant.
