MEMBERS NAMED TO COOL CITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL

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Mayor Tim Davlin has named nine individuals to serve on Springfield’s Cool Cities Advisory Council. The purpose of the council is to provide guidance and direction on a variety of issues as they relate to the Cool Cities initiative and the use of renewable energy.

“This Council will be essential in helping us move forward with our initiative to doing our part to reduce the threat of global warming,” Mayor Davlin said. “When we signed onto the U. S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, we committed to do our part to expand green initiatives and curb emissions. This Council will be critical in facilitating this initiative.”

Those appointed to the Cool Cities Advisory Council are:

• Robert Kobylarz, Chairman, Vice President for Sustainability at Bunn-o-Matic
• Robert Cusick, P. E., S. E., Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer for Hanson Professional Services
• Kevin Greene, Manager of the Office of Pollution Prevention at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Bryan Johnsrud, Senior Civil Engineer with Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
• Melody LaMar, former Owner/Broker, Exceptional Realty Services
• Jay Neposchlan, Special Services Manager of the Illinois Department of Revenue
• Will Reynolds, Vice Chair of the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club and Director of the Community Volunteer Center
• Robert Ruff, Senior Public Service Administrator retired, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• David Saladino, Environmental Protection Specialist, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

The Council will also study and work to develop a mechanism to monitor the progress being made toward these climatological goals.

Cool Cities is a volunteer collaboration between community members, organizations, businesses, and local leaders to implement clean energy solutions that save money, create jobs, and help curb global warming.