As Earth Day approaches, Sustainable Redmond is hosting an open community meeting on April 25 to discuss how the city’s environmental quality has changed over the last five years. The session will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Redmond Library.

In November 2010, the city initiated a community conversation to shape a number of policies that were incorporated into Redmond’s last Comprehensive Plan. Besides the environment, economic and social factors were also addressed by city and community participants. See the final report of Livable Redmond: A Community Conversation on Sustainability here: http://www.redmond.gov/cms/One.aspx?pageId=93925.

One of the report’s recommendations was to hold periodic meetings to update the community on environmental initiatives and identify topics of public interest. Sustainable Redmond is hosting this follow-up conversation in the spirit of that recommendation.

Representatives of the city administration, environmentally oriented organizations and the general public have been invited to join in a thoughtful appraisal of environmental themes that emerged five years ago. Sustainable Redmond will review where they can be found currently in city planning documents or budget priorities and how progress in these areas is measured. This meeting also offers the chance to identify additional public or private measures that could be taken to improve the environment.

People can RSVP for the meeting at info@sustainableredmond.org.

Sustainable Redmond is a grassroots organization focused on local sustainability. The group’s mission is to be a catalyst for moving Redmond’s citizens, businesses and local government toward sustainability through education, advocacy and community events.  Sustainable Redmond was formed in 2010 and became a state and federally designated nonprofit organization (501(c)3) in 2012.