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Mount Vernon sustainability director proposes EV charging‑infrastructure policy to standardize developer requirements
Summary
Shane Brooks, Mount Vernon’s director of sustainability, told the council he is proposing a city ordinance to codify electric vehicle charging requirements so developments cannot negotiate them away, and said planning and building departments have reviewed the draft policy.
Shane Brooks, director of sustainability for the City of Mount Vernon, told the council on June 9 that he will introduce an ordinance to establish an electric vehicle charging infrastructure policy for the city.
Brooks said the policy is intended to replace the current ad‑hoc, bargaining approach developers face when proposing major projects. “We have nothing codified to say, this is what you must do,” Brooks said. He…
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