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Department of the Environment accepts cuts but flags new "in-kind" positions and public-housing recycling gaps
Summary
The Department of the Environment agreed to recommended reductions (~$95,213) but described in-kind positions (half-funded sustainability post at the school district), an $818,000 environmental-justice release from reserve to be handled next week, and a pilot to expand recycling infrastructure in public housing.
Committee members reviewed the Department of the Environment's proposed budget and reductions.
Department staff concurred with the budget analyst's recommendation for roughly $95,213 in targeted reductions, representing a 22.9% decrease in the budget line reflected in the report. The department said the cut can be absorbed and noted a planned release from reserve of approximately $818,000 tied to an…
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