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' y <br /> r <br /> : x <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> February 22, 2012 <br /> Contact; Debra Johnson, Director of Communications <br /> Phone: 574-904-0810 <br /> BUTTIGIEG TAKES PART IN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER GREEN <br /> RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY <br /> South Bend—Mayor Pete Buttigieg will partake in the green ribbon cutting ceremony at <br /> the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to highlight energy savings generated from an Energy <br /> Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant that was awarded to South Bend. The <br /> ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br /> The King Center is located at 1522 Linden Avenue. <br /> "I'm glad to see that the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant has generated <br /> energy savings for this wonderful center,"said Buttigieg. <br /> Mayor Buttigieg will be joined by 2nd District Councilman Henry Davis, Jr., Jon Burke, <br /> the Municipal Energy Director, representatives from the South Bend Parks and <br /> Recreation Department, members of the community and the Green Ribbon Commission. <br /> Funds from the grant went toward lighting upgrades for the center's gymnasium, which <br /> has shown a 20 percent reduction in energy consumption in the building. <br /> "The lighting upgrades represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to energy <br /> management and conservation around the city,"said Burke. <br /> Visit the South Bend Municipal Energy Office's website at www.southbendin.gov/energy <br /> for more information. Additional information can also be found on Facebook at <br /> www.facebook.com/sb.ener_gyoffice. For more information contact Jonathan Burke, <br /> Municipal Energy Director at 574.235.5910 or jburke @southbendin.gov. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING.227 W,JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />