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Gary committee reviews $317,000 composting pilot funded by federal grant
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The Gary Common Council Ways and Means Committee reviewed CPO 2025-31, an ordinance to accept a National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to fund a two-year household composting demonstration; the office will match $79,000 and seek council and finance approvals before spending.
The Gary Common Council Ways and Means Committee on May 29 reviewed CPO 2025-31, an ordinance to accept a National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and establish a related budget in what will be called the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs.
The ordinance would allow the city to act as the primary grantee while designating the Gary Food Council and Hilltop Farmers Cooperative as subrecipients for a two-year demonstration to reduce food waste. "The grant award is $317,000 and then the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs will match…
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