Committee debates how to fold sustainability into budgets, requests staff analysis

Committee members discussed how sustainability goals should be incorporated into village budgeting and procurement. Staff said they had attended a Dane County sustainability summit where other municipalities reported sizable federal support—one example cited was McFarland, which received approximately $1.3 million under the Inflation Reduction Act to advance building neutrality measures—and asked the committee for direction on priorities (vehicles, facilities, fixtures or operations).