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• City-wide curbside recycling <br />o Free electronic round -ups and free prescription round -ups as well <br />• Tree City USA Designation <br />o Beloit maintains an annual line item in the capital budget for tree planting and <br />has incorporated trees and landscaping where appropriate on all of its major <br />arterial and collector street reconstruction projects. Substantial tree planting has <br />also been done along existing roadways and in parks and other City facilities. <br />• LED Bulbs Used in Traffic Signals <br />o Several years ago, the City participated in a program initiative made available <br />through Alliant Energy. The purpose for this program was to provide the <br />financing necessary for municipal governments to replace all of the bulbs in their <br />traffic signals with new LED lights. <br />• Building Energy Conservation <br />o Last year, the City completed an $800,000 project to improve energy efficiency <br />in a number of City facilities. Some older, inefficient mechanical equipment was <br />replaced and buildings were fully weatherized. Some light fixtures were changed <br />and automatic shut -off light switches were installed throughout the City facilities. <br />• Liquid Brine and Geo -Melt used for Winter Snow and Ice Control <br />o For several years, the City has pioneered the use of Geo -melt, which is an <br />organic based beet juice product that helps with ice and snow removal from <br />public streets with minimal environmental impact. In 2007, the Public Works <br />staff actually designed and built a brine blending station, which is now an <br />integral component of the City's winter storm response program. The facility has <br />a series of piping and valves blending liquid salt brine with geo -melt and calcium <br />chloride, based upon weather and temperature conditions. This mixture is <br />sprayed on the streets prior to a winter storm and provides a liquid base under the <br />snow or ice, which results in a speedy breakdown and clearing of the streets, <br />even in sub -zero weather. The liquid can also be applied to rock salt, which must <br />still be used in responding to winter storms. The use of brine, however, has <br />substantially reduced the amount of rock salt that must be used to respond to <br />winter storm conditions, not only saving substantial sums of money, but also <br />minimizing the adverse environmental impacts of using rock salt on the public <br />streets. <br />Adoption of Eco- Municipality Program <br />o As noted above, in 2007 the City Council adopted an Eco - Municipality <br />Resolution and is committed to utilize the four -step natural way evaluation <br />criteria as a component in all future public policy decisions. <br />Construction and Site Development Standards <br />o Code updates and revisions <br />Dunn County <br />• Buy local initiatives <br />• Supports the Northwest Wisconsin Region Food Network for local growers and farmers <br />markets <br />• Groundwater protection activities <br />