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Lakewood council forms ad hoc sustainability committee; councilors to self-select members
Summary
Councilors agreed at a July 21 study session to create a council-only ad hoc sustainability committee to prioritize sustainability policy work. The committee will be formed by resolution, limited to council members while ad hoc, and authorized through January for reauthorization or conversion to a permanent committee.
Lakewood City Council agreed on July 21, 2025, to create an ad hoc sustainability committee composed of council members to prioritize sustainability policy and to develop recommendations for the full council. The council directed staff to draft a resolution creating the ad hoc committee and authorized the committee to operate through January, after which councilors will reconsider whether to reauthorize or establish a permanent committee.
Mayor Anne Sinks opened the discussion by tracing the idea to the council's annual planning retreat and said the committee would help the council's ability to "look deeper" at sustainability issues and to advance policy proposals. Council members debated the…
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