Commissioner urges explicit public-health language for infrastructure section

Aug 26, 2026

Commissioner Thomas West recommended the infrastructure section include policies and actions addressing public health and wellness, citing the recreation park's smoke-free policy as an example; commission agreed to consider such language in future revisions.

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In the infrastructure section Thomas West urged adding policies and actions that explicitly address public health and wellness. West cited the recreation park and its smoke-free status as an example of an infrastructure policy that advances public health and recommended the plan include similar language.

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