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Commission hears updates on grants, energy projects and a volunteer call to draft chicken ordinance language

Bloomington Commission on Sustainability and Resilience · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed organizational staffing and vacancies, learned of local grant opportunities (Monroe County waste-reduction grant, neighborhood grant tax/form issue), heard staff updates on a $60 million clean-energy project portfolio and Earth Day outreach, and were asked to volunteer to draft ordinance language for a poultry flock-size recommendation.

The Bloomington Commission on Sustainability and Resilience used part of its April meeting to share staffing and program updates, identify grant opportunities and ask for volunteer help drafting municipal code language on backyard poultry.

Chair Justin Vassel reported the commission currently has 12 of 14 seats filled and reminded commissioners of an upcoming O'Neal School capstone presentation on sustainable energy utilities scheduled for April 28. He also said Resolution 2026-02 (automated license plate reader technology) had been distributed to…

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