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Pontiac council adopts Community Benefits ordinance, creates advisory committee
Summary
The Pontiac City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance requiring legally enforceable community benefits agreements on qualifying private projects and created a community advisory committee to advise negotiations and enforcement.
The Pontiac City Council on Nov. 10 adopted an ordinance that requires legally enforceable community benefits agreements for qualifying private development projects and establishes a community benefits advisory committee to help define and monitor those benefits. The ordinance passed on a unanimous 6–0 vote.
Council members and administration officials said the rule is meant to ensure developments that receive public participation or significant local impact provide concrete benefits — local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, attainable…
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