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Residents urge Waukegan committee to address coal ash, land-use integration and neighborhood cleanup
Summary
Two residents used audience time at the Environmental and Sustainability Committee meeting to press for status updates on NRG coal-ash ponds, integration of a 2021 land-use ordinance with the city's Unified Development Ordinance, transparency on Yeoman Creek solar projects and more frequent town halls and neighborhood cleanups.
Waukegan — At the Environmental and Sustainability Committee’s Sept. 2 meeting two residents used audience time to call for greater transparency and action on several local environmental issues, including coal-ash cleanup, land-use enforcement and neighborhood cleanliness.
"I'm certainly glad the environmental committee is finally meeting," said Chuck Roxtellas, who asked the committee for an update on the NRG…
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