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Evanston council adopts amended citywide goals after narrow procedural votes
Summary
Council approved an edited set of city council goals Feb. 9 after multiple friendly amendments and a 5–4 procedural vote that restored earlier housing language then led to a compromise striking the word 'supply'; greenhouse‑gas language was also adopted.
Evanston’s City Council adopted a revised set of council goal summaries on Feb. 9 after a series of amendments and close procedural votes that briefly split the body.
Council member Rogers introduced a staff‑tweaked goals packet. Council member Kelly proposed replacing the word “supply” in the housing goal with language emphasizing “options that are affordable”; that wording was accepted as a friendly amendment by the sponsor.…
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