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Fort Smith adopts Climate Pollution Reduction Grant action plan; board split on scope and cost
Summary
The board approved, 4–2 with one abstention, a required action plan for the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program; proponents described it as a readiness document for future grant funding while some board members said the plan is too broad and could commit the city to costly policies without further approvals.
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted 4–2 with one abstention on July 22 to adopt an energy and environment innovation comprehensive action plan required by the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.
City staff presented the document as a mandatory submission under Fort Smith’s memorandum of agreement with the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and stressed that adoption of the plan does not obligate the city to implement specific projects without separate board approvals and available funding. “While this plan is mandatory, it does not obligate the city to implement any project or pursue any future planning process without additional approvals from our governing…
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