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Climate group urges Oak Park to use reserves for $500,000 energy-efficiency grants

3289806 · May 13, 2025
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The Oak Park Climate Action Network asked the village to prioritize climate spending in the upcoming budget and to use $500,000 in reserve funds to expand energy-efficiency grants immediately and to increase funding in 2026.

Pam Tate, representing the Oak Park Climate Action Network (OPCAN), urged the Village Board on May 13 to make climate-related budget decisions a top priority and to use reserve funds to expand energy-efficiency grant funding.

"We're asking you to act upon this additional $500,000 for increasing energy efficiency grant funding this year," Tate told trustees. She said the idea came from the village’s chief…

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