Mayor Koos is classified by the Sierra Club and by the United Nations (ngo) International Council on Local Environmental Issues (ICLEI) as a “COOL MAYOR.” The UN (ngo) ICLEI has given Mayor Koos an entire webpage for his “Cool Mayor” profile. ICLEI and the Sierra Club monitor the progress of Cool Mayors in the implementation of Sustainable Development policies. ICLEI provides “toolkits” to local mayors that help influence policy changes in development, watersheds, and land use in exchange for financial rewards. Springfield Illinois is a full member of ICLEI.
Some areas like Edmond Oklahoma and Carrol County Maryland recently withdrew from ICLEI because new elections swept new leaders into office due to public outrage over ICLEI membership and sustainable development policies. The City of Normal is not yet a member of ICLEI; however, having your Mayor become a “Cool Mayor” is a big step. According to the Website freedom advocates the consequences of ICLEI policy changes are as follows:
•Traffic congestion
•Open space where access is not allowed
•Government “partnering” with favored private businesses and non-profit agencies, using your tax money
•Undermining Constitutional administration of government
•Managed control over your life
•Mismanagement of public utilities
•Prohibitions on natural resource management leading to increased fire hazards, lack of water, and private property restrictions,
•Increased taxes, fees, regulations and restrictions
ICLEI's own website says :
Our programs, and projects promote participatory, long-term, strategic planning process that address local sustainability while protecting global common goods. This approach links local action to internationally agreed-upon goals and targets such as:
Agenda 21, the Rio Conventions
ICLEI Website keeping tabs on Normal: http://www.iclei-euro...
Normal, Illinois (Town of Normal, Illinois)
USA - North America
City - Inhabitants (): 52.056
Territory size: 35 km2
Community GDP in USD: 2.469.536.640 Baseline year used: 1990
Targets:
CO2e reduction target: 7% by 2012 (community)
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