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Provo Council votes to pursue Bee City USA membership, sends resolution to evening meeting
Summary
The Provo City Council voted to advance an agreement with the Xerces Society to pursue Bee City USA recognition and directed staff to return with a resolution for an upcoming evening meeting; councilors debated enforcement and administrative costs.
Councilor Rachel Lippel urged the Provo City Council on Tuesday to pursue membership in Bee City USA, saying the program would recognize and promote city efforts that support native pollinators.
“Pollinators are a huge portion of that,” Councilor Rachel Lippel said, describing the Xerces Society program as a way to publicize existing habitat and education work and encourage more pollinator‑friendly plantings.
Lippel told the council the society provides a sample resolution and a $500 annual membership fee for a city the size of Provo. She said legal staff had adapted the template to fit the city’s governing…
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