From the City of Burnsville Facebook Page May, 2021.
Exciting things are happening at Civic Center Park across from City Hall 🌳
Yesterday Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, Council Member Dan Kealey, Council Member Vince Workman, City Manager Melanie Lee and several City staff planted the start to Burnsville’s future Food Forest!
The City of Burnsville has been awarded a $125,000 grant to increase opportunities for locally grown produce, as well as enhanced access to open space and physical activity for their most vulnerable residents.On Jan. 23, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABHFA) announced the nine winning cities of the 2021 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards. Each of the cities was awarded a grant to enhance health, wellness and environmental quality in their communities. “Mayors have long understood the critical role that safe, clean, and green spaces play in improving the health status of children and families in our cities,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of USCM. “We congratulate the City of Burnsville, and encourage more innovative and comprehensive approaches to improving quality of life for residents in greatest need.”
