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SoilMill PGH composting expansion

The city is spending up to $124,000 with MidAtlantic Solid Waste Consultants on its 'Our Common Ground' composting initiative. Council Member Gross celebrated the city's composting progress — including the wood chipper that now supplies community gardeners — and asked the administration to keep expanding.

1 mention (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 28, 2026

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East Liberty Solar Energy Garden Park Proposal

A resident proposed developing a vacant lot at Penn and Negley in East Liberty into a solar energy garden park with athletic fields and educational spaces, leveraging local university partnerships.

Last discussed Sep 16, 2026