# Fitchburg, WI Resource Conservation Commission 11-9-26


**Body:** FACTv City of Fitchburg
**Date:** November 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment


The Fitchburg Resource Conservation Commission meeting on November 9, 2026, focused on sustainability planning and solid-waste services. Commissioners reviewed proposed 2027 actions, including a sustainability plan item to develop a sustainable procurement policy covering third-party sustainability certifications and sourcing, management, and disposal requirements for city purchases. This was a planning discussion; the commission did not adopt the policy or approve a purchase. Staff reported that plans and specifications for the 2026–27 pond-dredging work were nearly complete, but no contract award or spending decision was made. Facility energy-efficiency improvements were discussed as possibilities, with details still to be confirmed.

The commission discussed four proposed solid-waste amendments headed to the City Council. Topics included reducing annual brush collections from 14 to 10, increasing the proposed fuel-surcharge budget from $30,000 to $60,000, and reducing outreach funding by about $4,000; commissioners generally considered the package reasonable, but no commission vote or final Council action was reported. Members also discussed future organics and food-scrap programs, a possible municipal organics study, and planning a May 1, 2027 community sustainability event. No procurement award, bid approval, or contract authorization was identified.

**Source:** FACTv City of Fitchburg