Mankato Climate Action Plan

The City of Mankato's Climate Action Plan will be a roadmap - a community-wide plan - to reduce local contributions to the causes of climate. Throughout this process, the City will be looking for opportunities to take actions, such as, decreasing emissions from buildings and transportation. The overall intended benefit is the improvement of indoor and outdoor air quality through a reduction in contributions to climate change.

The Climate Action Plan, which is funded through a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), has several phases:

Community Engagement
Transportation Assessment
Ecosystem Assessment
Community Resiliency and Vulnerability Evaluation
Infrastructure Energy and Efficiency Assessment
Community Health Assessment
Community Economic Assessment
Final Report

We want your input as we work through the phases in the coming months. We need input from residents, businesses, organizations and stakeholders who are interested in contributing to the development of the Climate Action Plan. There will be several opportunities to get involved.

Attend a Community Engagement:

Tuesday, March 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (Open House)

Mankato Room (City Council Chambers), Intergovernmental Center, Mankato, 10 Civic Center Plaza

Monday, April 21, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (Virtual Presentation + Q&A)

Join us for the second community engagement event for the Mankato Climate Action Plan. This meeting will feature a presentation from SEH Engineers, followed by a Q&A session. We'll address as many questions as time permits and may conclude early depending on attendance and the number of questions.

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Monday, May 19, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (Open House)

Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Ellerbe Room
1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato

Join us for the Mankato Climate Action Plan Open House on Monday, May 19, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Ellerbe Room, located at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato. SEH will present the draft plan and answer questions. This is the final opportunity to provide input before the plan goes to the City Council for review and adoption. The full draft plan will be posted online for comment following the event at everyvoice.mankmatomn.gov.