FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Vol. VII No. 6
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Could Broadview’s old ambulance be your next rec vehicle?
On the road again? FREE
With 61,000 miles and a rebuilt engine anything is possible
With the spring break travel season just around the bend, you may be in the market for road trip vehicle options. The Broadview fire department is currently auctioning off a 1999 Ford E450 Ambulance. This vehicle can be converted into the ultimate camper for road trips. The online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends Friday, March 17. The ambulance has 60,924 miles on it, and both its engine and turbo have been rebuilt once in the past. The ambulance needs some work, but anyone with a knack for revamping automobiles will have a blast restoring it to its former glory. Travel enthusiasts and DIY fanatics could make this into the road trip vessel of their dreams. Upcycling has exploded in popularity over the years, and it is now being seen all over the automotive space. Creative visionaries are now refurbishing vehicles like ambulances that are no longer being used and repurposing them by giving them a completely new look and life. The winning bidder can customize See AMBULANCE on page 8
Broadview’s mayor joins other suburban mayors to collect climate grant Thompson a founder of C4 climate collaboration By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter
Not even a year after its founding, the Cross-Community Climate Collaborative (C4) is already pulling in grant funding. The most recent is a $125,000 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health and Sustainability Award from the U.S. Conference of May-
ors (USCM) and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America. The C4 initiative was created in June by officials from 12 west suburban municipalities and spearheaded by Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, Oak Park Village President Vicki Scaman and River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci. It is designed to bring together Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and non-minority communities across income lines to share ideas, secure resources and drive large-scale projects within and across communities
that achieve agreed upon greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, equity and sustainability goals. The original participating suburbs are Berwyn, Bellwood, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, North Riverside, Oak Park, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside and Westchester. Since June, two other municipalities – Brookfield and La Grange Park – have joined and Scaman said another municipality is expected to join. “My understanding is that Elmwood See C4 on page 8