Members of Evanston Fight for Black Lives and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago discussed plans to create a sustainable community garden and freshwater conservation in the Great Lakes region at a virtual panel Friday.
The event was part of Citizens’ Greener Evanston’s “Earth Week for Everyone” series, which took place Thursday through Saturday in honor of Earth month. EFBL organizer Emma Barreto said she wants sustainable living to be a community project rather than an individual one.
For EFBL, sustainability means building a community garden in a vacant lot in the Fifth Ward. Barreto, along with fellow EFBL organizer Maia Robinson, said they would use the garden to grow food and flowers and create a space for community engagement.
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Updated 4/16/2021 5:55 PM
The director of community affairs at Cook County Health, who is also an elected board member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, is facing potential suspension from his county job after an investigation determined he violated ethics ordinances by performing his elected duties on county time and property.
Marcelino Garcia, who is paid about $150,000 annually for his county job and $70,000 a year for his elected position, did not return emails seeking comment.
A Democrat, Garcia was first elected to the water district board in 2018. He is the board s finance committee chairman.
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