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Evanston council advances Healthy Buildings Ordinance to rule‑making stage after heated debate
Summary
After hours of public comment and council debate, the City Council voted to introduce the Healthy Buildings Ordinance and send its technical rule‑making to newly created advisory bodies; motion to delay failed and the ordinance was scheduled for further action Feb. 10.
The Evanston City Council on Jan. 27 voted to introduce the city’s proposed Healthy Buildings Ordinance, a building performance standard aimed at cutting emissions from large properties, and to move the detailed rule‑making into public technical and advisory committees.
Supporters say the ordinance is the next step toward the city’s climate goals; opponents argued it needs more study and warned of costs for building owners and tenants. The council’s action advances the ordinance to the next step rather than adopting final rules: the city will form technical and community advisory bodies to develop implementation details in public meetings.
The measure was introduced by Council Member Cicely Newsom, who framed it as follow‑through on Evanston’s climate plan. Council Member Ann Nussbaum, who voted to advance the ordinance, told colleagues, “This ordinance requires the formation of a technical committee and a community advisory…
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