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Commission holds public hearing on draft climate action and adaptation plan; adoption slated for May 13
Summary
City staff presented the draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and more than 1,600 residents and stakeholders commented in favor of adopting the plan; adoption was scheduled for the May 13 meeting with commissioners requesting follow-up on implementation details.
The Grand Rapids City Commission heard a public briefing and held a hearing on the city's draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). Amber Wilkinson, chief sustainability officer, summarized the plan's purpose, the community engagement process and next steps toward adoption.
Wilkinson described the CAAP as a community roadmap to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and prepare the city for climate impacts. She told commissioners the process engaged more than 1,600 residents and drew on a greenhouse-gas inventory and a climate risk and vulnerability assessment; the draft lists dozens of strategies across energy, buildings, transportation, nature-based solutions and food systems. Wilkinson said adoption…
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