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Charter commission adds sustainability to Public Service, rejects new sustainability board

3269760 · May 7, 2025
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The Lansing Charter Commission on May 6 added sustainability and environmental‑affairs duties to the Department of Public Service but voted down a proposal to create a chartered Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Board.

LANSING, Mich. — The Lansing Charter Commission voted May 6 to add sustainability and environmental‑affairs language to the Department of Public Service but stopped short of creating a new chartered Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Board.

Commissioner Dowd moved and the commission adopted revised language for Section 4‑308, adding sustainability and environmental affairs activities to the duties of the Department of Public Service. The change, supporters said, enshrines current functions without…

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