This week - Connect, Learn & Feed Back

There are several events and programs this week that will inform us and ask for our input.

June 23

Zoning Code 101 - 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Firat Congregational Church, Losey & Main Street (#4 bus). Join Bluffside and Grandview Emerson Neighborhood Association for a night of Zoning Code 101. All are welcome! Learn what zoning is, how it impacts the community, and why it matters. 

June 24

Coulee Region Sierra Club Summer Potluck for Friends & Members. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Goose Island Shelter 3. Seek or add a ride to the Carpool: https://groupcarpool.com/t/iv3yuq Join your environmental friends in community and conversation. Bring some food to share, a beverage, and your own foodware. We'll reconnect, talk about environmental issues, share ideas, and learn what we can do together. ALL are welcome.

June 25

Community Forum - Focus on Medicaid. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Clearly Alumni and Friends Center, La Crosse St & East Avenue (#4 bus) and online. Our Voter Services team seeks to help area residents understand the broad impacts expected by Congressional budget actions affecting Medicaid members and providers. The even5 will offer attendees factual (nonpartisan) information, an opportunity to share their stories and concerns, and actionable suggestions on ways the community can direct concerns to local decision makers. 

June 26

Ride with the Mayor. 9 a.m. to noon. Start at City Hall lot, 400 La Crosse Street. The event is free and open to the public. ...bring a bicycle, helmet, and water bottle. No registration is required. If you would like to participate but need a bike, please reach out to the contact information above and we will work to provide a Drift Cycle bike for your use. The route will include bike challenges, and new and planned bike projects on La Crosse's north side.

Grow Solar La Crosse Solar Power Hour. Holmen Library. 5:30 p.m. OHWS Shared Ride Transit). Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the cities of Onalaska and La Crosse, and La Crosse County, property owners in La Crosse county can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.

PFAS Briefing - Drinking Water Regulations and Cleanups. Online. Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the PFAS arena is no small task. As a special service to our [Environmental Law Institute] members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of webinars with authors of the PFAS Deskbook, James Pollack and Isabel Carey, and national experts on PFAS to keep you up to date, answer your questions, and highlight a unique topic related to PFAS during each session. As a courtesy, ELI has made this installment of the PFAS Briefings available to the public at no charge.