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Environmental commission delivers updated action plan; council places it on file 5-1
Summary
The Jackson Environmental Commission presented a revised 2024 Environmental Action Plan, including recommendations for data collection, air-quality and biodiversity work, and participation in a 'Lead for Cities' program; council voted 5–1 to place the plan on file for staff and council consideration.
Kelly Kasmir, chair of the Jackson Environmental Commission, presented the commission’s updated 2024 Environmental Action Plan to the City Council on Sept. 16, outlining weaknesses identified in a peer-review evaluation and recommending steps for data collection, prioritized actions and a path to external certification.
Kasmir said the commission asked Michigan State University graduate Graham Dietrich to evaluate the city’s plan alongside eight peer communities and found Jackson scored lowest among those that had plans. “We were not great,” Kasmir told council, noting the commission’s limited, volunteer…
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