Fitchburg Sustainability Plan

Fitchburg's Sustainability Plan Approved

The Fitchburg Sustainability Plan was approved at the April 8, 2025 Common Council meeting by unanimous voice vote. With that vote, the City's first comprehensive, focused effort to improve sustainability and tackle the ongoing threat of climate change is officially a guiding document for Fitchburg.

Thanks to everybody who participated in the process in ways both small and large! This Plan was led by the City and its implementation will be overseen by City staff, but it couldn't have been completed to this same level of success without such robust public participation and the whole team is grateful for that. As always, you can also reach out to the City's Sustainability Specialist (phil.grupe@fitchburgwi.gov) if you have questions or would like to offer input.

See the baseline documents and infographics from the Summer of 2023 below, as well as presentations and other information about the Plan. Click the Plan thumbnail below to see the full, final version of the Sustainability Plan, and look for more information to appear in the coming months.

Community Meeting/Conversation August 1, 2024 at 6pm

With the Draft Sustainability Plan released and available for public review and comments, Fitchburg hosted a community presentation and conversation in the Fitchgurg Room of the Community Center on Thursday, August 1. Ted Redmond from Pale Blue Dot shared an update on the planning process, including covering the priority goals that came out of the Planning Team's 7-months of collaboration. Attendees were invited to ask questions and share feedback, and the full Draft Plan is available for online review through August 30 as linked above.

See the recording from this Community Meeting via the embedded YouTube video below, or as hosted by FACTv at http://factv.fitchburgwi.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/16019?site=3.

Sustainability Plan Public Forum January 30

Fitchburg hosted a public presentation and conversation at City Hall on January 30, 2024 in the Frances Huntley Cooper Council Chambers. This meeting provided an update on the Sustainability Plan process so far, as well as an overview of the high-level goals in each of 8 identified sector that the final Plan will be structured around. Attendees were invited to provide additional feedback on the direction and focus of the process so far.

See the recording from this Community Meeting via the embedded video below.

Thanks for completing the survey!

An online Sustainability Survey was available for 8 months, collecting input from residents and businesses in the Fitchburg community. This survey helped to identify the current state of perceptions, needs, opportunities, priorities, and issues the Fitchburg community identified for addressing in the Sustainability Plan.

Find the survey results here: https://palebluedot.llc/fitchburg-sustainability

This planning process will take about 18 months and go through several different stages, so check back for updates throughout, or sign up for alerts through the City's "Notify Me" page