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Committee asks staff to pilot green roofs on three city facilities and explore incentives for private developments
Summary
The committee directed facilities staff to pursue a pilot green-roof program (recommended candidate sites: 1833 Bay Road facilities building, City Hall, and South Shore Community Center) and to return with scaled cost estimates and design options for multiple roof types within 90 days.
Committee members discussed two linked items (MB 4 and MB 14) directing the administration to study green roofs across city buildings and to examine feasibility of a green roof at City Hall. Staff recommended a cautious pilot approach using a newer facilities building (1833 Bay Road) as the most immediately feasible location and suggested evaluating two other candidate roofs: City Hall and the South Shore Community Center.
Facilities staff noted older…
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