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City staff outlines geothermal lease option, EV charging plan and landfill work
Summary
City staff updated Urbana’s Sustainability Advisory Commission on a possible geothermal lease program that could use commercial tax credits, plans for a fleet EV charging hub (five charge points, expandable to 10), upcoming landfill well-abandonment work, and U-Cycle curbside leaf collection.
Scott, a city staff member presenting the staff report, told the Sustainability Advisory Commission the city is finalizing parts of its 2025 annual report and is evaluating several energy and infrastructure projects. “We are working on our annual report for calendar year 2025,” Scott said, and he promised to email finished pages on water consumption and street trees to commissioners the next day.
On building the city fleet’s EV charging infrastructure, Scott said public works will construct a secure, fleet-only charging station with five charge points at opening and design capacity to expand to 10. He described the facility as “behind the fence” with no credit-card terminal, intended for city vehicles only, and said the initial chargers will…
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