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Flagstaff staff outline carbon-neutrality budget moves after EPA grant pause; $100,000 home-hardening pilot recommended
Summary
City staff told the Flagstaff City Council they are aligning roughly $1.2–$1.4 million of next-year budget requests with the Carbon Neutrality Plan, described an EPA resilience-hub grant stop-work and appeal, and recommended a $100,000 home-hardening pilot and fast-charger investment for city fleet.
Nicole, a sustainability staff member for Flagstaff City, told the City Council on the capital-budget retreat that staff are analyzing funding requests through the Carbon Neutrality Plan and that roughly 5% of the recommended budget advances plan actions.
Nicole said the requests include training and equipment for the city fleet, funding for fast-charging (Level 3) infrastructure for city vehicles, and a proposed $100,000 pilot for home hardening — wildfire preparedness measures that would be run in partnership with the Fire Department. "This allows us to stay accountable to our climate commitments, and it also allows us to track new funding through this lens," Nicole said.
Nut graf: The sustainability division presented budget items staff say advance carbon goals, while also…
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