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Sustainability division adds CivicSpark fellow as staff capacity for 2026 work plan
Summary
Sustainability staff told the Tree Board the division will host an AmeriCorps CivicSpark fellow from January to September 2026 to help implement the city's sustainability and food-systems priorities; staff also outlined hours allocation, below-the-line projects, and a recent $3 million grant application for solar and battery storage.
At the Nov. 10 Tree Board meeting, sustainability staff presented the draft 2026 work plan and said the city will have a CivicSpark AmeriCorps fellow assigned to the division from January through September 2026 to help build capacity.
"We will have a CivicSpark Fellow in addition to us," the presenter said, explaining the fellow is an eight-month, full-time member of AmeriCorps who will assist…
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