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Prospect council rejects first reading of proposed EV‑charging mandate
Summary
Council voted down first reading of Ordinance 657, a draft requiring EV chargers — including a 10% charging/wiring requirement for new or enlarged commercial parking — after members cited cost, local EV adoption and a desire for more data; vote recorded as 4–2 against.
The Prospect City Council on Nov. 17 declined to advance a proposed ordinance that would require electric‑vehicle charging stations in new or enlarged commercial parking areas.
Council Member David Holmes, who drafted the ordinance, moved for first reading of Ordinance 657 (an amendment to Chapter 150). Holmes said he modeled the draft on provisions from other U.S. cities and argued Prospect should plan now: "The electric vehicle future is right now,"…
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