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Iowa City names Bike Library a resilience hub; funding set for roof and solar
Summary
The Climate Action Commission heard a planning update for the Iowa City Bike Library’s designation as the city’s second resilience hub and the organization described planned roof replacement and an 80-panel solar install; commission staff said $50,000 in resilience-hub funding will support those near-term projects.
The Iowa City Climate Action Commission on April (date not specified) reviewed a resilience-hub planning report that recommends the Iowa City Bike Library as the city’s second official resilience hub and identified near-term building and power upgrades.
The designation matters because resilience hubs are intended to operate year-round as trusted community sites that provide services, communications and basic necessities during extreme weather or other disruptive events, while also offering everyday programs that build social resilience. Tamara Marcus, owner of Empowered Solutions Collective, and Audrey Wiedemeyer, director of the Iowa City Bike Library, presented the planning findings and described how the library’s programs, partnerships and building make it a match for the hub model.
“It's a known entity that's trusted by the community, that's helping its residents not only become educated, but access critical resources to make them more resilient,” Tamara Marcus said,…
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