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Waukegan committee reopens debate on helium balloons and possible plastic bag restrictions
Summary
Committee members discussed concerns about helium balloon sales amid supply pressures and revisited interest in a plastic-bag restriction; members suggested a public survey and discussed business and restaurant impacts but took no formal action.
Chairman Florian raised two environmental concerns April 6: continuing retail sales of helium balloons and a possible city reconsideration of a plastic bag restriction.
The chair said he had noticed helium balloons at a local Jewel store and warned that global supply pressures affecting the Strait of Hormuz could limit helium availability, noting the…
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