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<br />2019 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />STATE FAIR ECO EXPERIENCE <br />On September 23rd, the City of St. Anthony was one of eleven cities chosen <br />to have our day at the Minnesota State Fair to showcase our sustainability <br />initiatives. Council, staff and community members interacted with <br />hundreds of fair goers with posters, handouts and an interactive large <br />touch screen monitor displaying our various sustainability initiatives. <br />More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s <br />Annual Report. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINNESOTA GREENCORPS <br />In October of 2018, St. Anthony welcomed its third Minnesota GreenCorps <br />Member, Minette Saulog. Minette comes to the City as a recent graduate <br />from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where she majored in <br />Sustainable Systems Management and completed a double minor in <br />Business Management and Environmental Science. The focus area for her <br />service year is Air Pollutant Reduction and Energy Conservation. Some of <br />Minette’s projects include conducting energy assessments and retrofits on <br />the city’s facilities, promoting green transportation such as biking, <br />walking and public transit, and working with residents to make their homes more energy <br />efficient. <br />MN GreenCorps is an 11-month AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution <br />Control Agency. The program is an effort to preserve and protect Minnesota’s environment <br />while training a new generation of environmental professionals. It first began in 2009, funded <br />by grants from ServeAmerica and the Corporation for National and Community Service. <br />Minette will serve as St. Anthony’s GreenCorps member through August 2019. <br />More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s Annual Report.