Members of the City Council recently traveled to Portland. The main purpose for the trip was to check out that city's light rail system, but the elected officials also got a look at some of Portland's environmentally friendly practices. Council Members were impressed with what they saw.
Above is a photo Council Member Jan Marcason took of a green street project in which street runoff flows through storm water planters that are filled with plants. The plants slow the flow of the water while filtering it.
In today's meeting of the Finance and Audit Committee, Marcason said she plans to share some of these photos with city staff in the coming weeks and that she will push for new City projects to include green solutions such as this.
Click here to view a photo album with more of Marcason's pictures.
