Environmental Achievement Award Nominations Sought

For Immediate Release
DATE: February 16, 2005

From: T.J. Moore, Assistant to the Director of Public Works
(847) 926-1159 office

HIGHLAND PARK, IL- Nominations are being accepted for the Highland Park's Environmental Achievement Award. The Award is intended to recognize an individual who has made an exceptional or outstanding contribution to the City's environment. Nominations for this award must clearly describe achievements in one or more of the following areas:

1. Outstanding leadership, skills, abilities, or resourcefulness in a) implementing innovative approaches that result in significant improvements to the Highland Park environment; or b) organizing, planning, or facilitating activities that promote environmental protection, pollution prevention or reduction, environmental enhancement, or the public awareness of environmental problems in the City.

2. Demonstrated personal diligence or initiative by accepting responsibility for special projects that resulted in significant studies of or improvements to the quality of Highland Park's environment.

3. Technical expertise and competence in dealing with and resolving an environmental problem in the City.

4. Unusual courage or competence in responding to an environmental emergency in the City.

5. Demonstrated excellence in environmental education within the City.

Nominations must be submitted by a person who lives or works in Highland Park. Nominations by a Highland Park based group will also be accepted. Current members of the Highland Park Environmental Commission are ineligible for the award. The deadline for nominations is May 13, 2005.

Nominations may be submitted to Highland Park Environmental Commission, c/o T. J. Moore, City of Highland Park, 1150 Half Day Road, Highland Park, IL 60035.

For more information, contact T. J. Moore, Assistant to the Director of Public Works, at (847) 432-0807.