[City of Olympia News Release]

(Olympia, WA) Join the Olympia City Council for a Town Hall Meeting on Wheels, Tuesday, April 22, and experience how Olympia is putting sustainability into action.

“This will be a fun and informative twist to our semi-annual town hall meetings,” says Olympia Mayor Doug Mah. “Putting Sustainability into Action is one of the Olympia City Council’s four primary goals,” says Mah. “The field trips will give our community a chance to see first hand how Olympia is moving toward zero waste and managing our water resources in a forward-thinking, sustainable way.”

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Space is limited and advance registration is required on a first come/first reserved basis. To register send an email to cityhall@ci.olympia.wa.us or call Cathie Butler at Olympia City Hall, 753-8361. Please provide your name, email address and phone number, and indicate which tours are your first and second preferences.

• Tour #1 – The Water Cycle Express #1 to Olympia’s McAllister Springs water facility and the LOTT Martin Way Reclaimed Water Plant. See firsthand the pristine McAllister Springs, Olympia’s primary source of drinking water, and learn how LOTT is producing Class A Reclaimed Water, a new water resource for our community distributed by the City of Olympia. Depart from Olympia City Hall at 5:00 p.m. and return about 7:45 p.m. Maximum number of tour participants: 30.
• Tour #2 – The Water Cycle Express #2 to the LOTT Martin Way Reclaimed Water Plant and Olympia’s McAllister Springs water facility. Learn how LOTT is producing Class A Reclaimed Water, a new water resource for our community distributed by the City of Olympia, and see firsthand the pristine McAllister Springs, Olympia’s primary source of drinking water. Depart Olympia City Hall at 5:15 p.m. and return about 7:45 p.m. Maximum number of tour participants: 30.
• Tour #3 – The Zero Waste Express to Silver Springs Organics Commercial Composting Facility in south Thurston County. Learn how Silver Springs is using state-of-the-art processes to turn organic waste into a stable, nutrient-rich organic soil amendment. Depart Olympia City Hall at 5:30 p.m. and return about 7:45 p.m. Maximum number of tour participants: 50.
• Tour #4 – The Wastewater 101 Field Trip at LOTT’s Budd Inlet Treatment Plant in downtown Olympia (500 Adams Street NE). Learn how LOTT uses a combination of physical and biological processes to clean millions of gallons of wastewater each day. Tour begins at the Treatment Plant at 6:15 p.m. Maximum number of participants: 30.

Not able to make the field trips? Instead, visit with the Olympia City Council and tour participants at a Town Hall Meeting Open House about 7:45 p.m. that evening (after the field trips), to share ideas about how to make Olympia the MOST sustainable U.S. capital city. The Open House will be at the Olympia City Council Chambers, 900 Plum Street SE, Olympia.

“Rain or shine, we’ll be on the move April 22 to learn first hand about current operations and the challenges that are on the horizon with our water, wastewater, and waste resources systems,” says Mah.

All participants are asked to wear closed-toed shoes for safety purposes and to dress appropriately for that evening’s weather.

Travel to site locations for Tours #1, #2, and #3 will be provided on school buses from First Student Transit (formerly Laidlaw Transit). Participants are welcome to bring their own sack or box dinner to eat on the buses on the way.

Participants on Tour #4 are responsible for their own transportation to the site.

Light refreshments will be provided at City Hall later in the evening during the Town Hall Open House.

For additional information, call Cathie Butler at Olympia City Hall, (360) 753-8361, or check the City of Olympia website, www.ci.olympia.wa.us.