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Citizen Climate Advisory Committee advances draft climate action plan; board hears plan for youth voting member and a November climate festival
Summary
Alachua County staff told commissioners the Citizen Climate Advisory Committee reviewed draft climate action plan chapters and recommended adding a youth voting member to the committee; staff said the draft will move toward a dashboard-driven implementation and a climate festival is planned for Nov. 15 focused on food systems.
Alachua County staff told commissioners June 10 that the county’s Citizen Climate Advisory Committee (CCAC) has reviewed chapter drafts of a draft Climate Action Plan and will recommend adding a youth voting member and an alternate to the committee.
Jennison Kippserse, the county’s resiliency specialist and staff liaison to the CCAC, briefed the board on committee membership changes, the schedule of chapter reviews, and next steps for finalizing the plan. Kippserse said the CCAC’s work included deep reviews of individual chapters—water, waste and materials management, natural resources, energy, land use and transportation, flood resilience and infrastructure, public health, agriculture, and an introduction/overview chapter—so staff and the committee could ensure the plan’s recommendations are practical and stakeholder-informed.
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