<div dir="ltr"><font size="1">The Green Sanctuary Committee has been working on Environmental/Social justice project with SOPHIE of Waukesha County. Our project work resulted in our receiving the John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club's 2016 New Activist award. We have been advised that our efforts are also being recognized on a national level in Washington DC <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">on Friday evening, </span><span class="gmail-m_8832195236489635518gmail-m_-3625969071190743135gmail-aBn" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-m_8832195236489635518gmail-m_-3625969071190743135gmail-aQJ">Sept. 15</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, at the </span><a id="gmail-m_8832195236489635518gmail-m_-3625969071190743135gmail-m_912534752572202983aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499091397261_166656" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasmc-washington-marriott-at-metro-center/" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">Washington Marriott at Metro Center</a>. Our coalition will receive the Sierra Club's <span style="line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">2017 Special Achievement Award. Barb Pfarr of Waukesha County SOPHIA our coalition partner will be accepting the award.</span></font><div><br></div><div><font size="1">The state Transportation Budget is still in flux.</font></div><div><font size="1">We are asking that if you agree, please remind (again) your Wisconsin legislators:</font></div><div><div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">Ø</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">1</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">. Restore
previous cuts and increase transit funding by $34.3 million. This amount
was recommended by the Governor’s commission to be added each year over a 10 year period, (Report of the WI Transportation Finance and Policy Commission, 2013)</span></font></div>
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<div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">Ø</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">2. Adjust
specialized transportation funding levels to reflect the increasing needs of those with disabilities and the
growing population of older adults
unable to drive.</span></font></div>
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<div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">Ø</span><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">3. Increase
the percentage of state reimbursement to provide needed investment to restore local roads to good condition.</span></font></div></div><div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><font size="1"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><font size="1">Ray Grosch</font></span></div><div style="line-height:90%;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0.25in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><font size="1">LCUUC Green Sanctuary Committee</font></span></div></div>