Mendota Heights To Become A Minnesota GreenStep City

Press release from the City of Mendota Heights:

March 5, 2021

At its meeting on March 2, the City Council unanimously approved moving forward with participation in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program. GreenStep Cities is an award-winning, free, and voluntary program in existence for over ten years that supports and enables communities to move at their own pace towards sustainability best practices and quality-of-life improvements.

Mendota Heights will be joining 141 other participating Minnesota cities. The program offers 29 optional best practices, each of which break down into specific action steps, in five key areas of:

• Buildings and lighting
• Land use
• Transportation
• Environmental management
• Economic and community development

As a Minnesota GreenStep City, Mendota Heights will be recognized for best-practice actions previously completed, it may be eligible for financial support to create and strengthen green initiatives within the city, and it will be able to select its own pathway and pace for continuous improvement.

Watch for developments related to the program and learn more about GreenStep Cities at greenstep.pca.state.mn.us.

This press release was produced by the City of Mendota Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.