( Chicago )…Governor Blagojevich today issued an
executive order, recognizing the concerns addressed in the report released today
by the Metropolitan Planning Council and Openlands, in conjunction with the
Campaign for Sensible Growth. The report, Troubled
Waters: Meeting Future Water Needs in Illinois
,
will be presented today at a meeting of the Campaign for
Sensible Growth. Leslie Sgro, deputy director of the Illinois Department of
Natural Resources, will be at today’s event to talk about the executive order.
Details are below.
Troubled
Waters
is
the result of a collaborative study funded by The Joyce Foundation. This report
focuses on the increasing need to address the water supply in
Illinois
, taking a
statewide look at the key issues, challenges and opportunities. Today’s event
will provide an opportunity to hear expert analysis and recommendations for
ensuring clean, abundant water for future generations of
Illinoisans.
What:
Release of Troubled Waters: Meeting Future Water Needs in Illinois at the
Campaign for Sensible Growth membership meeting.
A reception follows for Ellen Shubart, retiring Manager of the Campaign
for Sensible Growth
Who:
Troubled Waters presentation
- Joyce O’Keefe, Deputy Director, Openlands
- Scott Goldstein, Vice President of Policy and
Planning, Metropolitan Planning Council
- Leslie Srgo, Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Lessons from Texas
- Bill Mullican, Deputy Executive Administrator of the Office of Planning,
Texas Water Development Board, one of the nation’s premier water supply
planning programs
Panel discussion: Implications for Illinois
- Susan Garrett, Illinois Senator, 29 th District
- Karen McConnaughay Kane County Board chairman
When:
Monday, January 9, 2006
3:30
– 6:00 p.m.
Where:
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224
S.
Michigan
Ave.
Chicago Ill. 60604
3:30
p.m. - meeting in The John Buck Company Lecture Hall
Gallery
5:00
p.m. - reception in CitySpace