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Broad Street Brief – City’s Environmental Justice Commission Launches as New Environmental Justice Bill Is Introduced

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New City’s Environmental Justice Commission
The Environmental Justice Bill is Introduced

Mayor Kenney, Councilmember and other officials attended a press conference.
Gilmore-Richardson announced 17 Philadelphians as her nominees
To theEnvironmental Justice Advisory Commission,
Reynolds Brown, then-Councilmember, created the site in 2019. The
The commission will be responsible to examine and propose changes
To city policy that impacts environmental justice. The same time,
Councilmember GymIntroduced a billIt would provide protection.
Communities against the adverse effects on health caused by
pollution.

Council Confirms Seth Bluestein as GOP City
Commissioner

City CouncilThe nomination was confirmedSeth
Bluestein to Philadelphia City Commissioners who run the
city’s elections. Al Schmidt will be replaced by Bluestein, who will be taking over from Bluestein.
To run the Committee of 70 earlier in the year, he resigned. City law
It is forbidden for any party to hold more than two City Council seats
Progressive legislators and commissioners led a push to a
non-Republican appointee.

Councilmember Proposes to Ban Demolitions in Councilman’s
District for Six Months

Cindy Bass, Councilmember, isA six-month banon demolitions
for her district in northwest Philadelphia. She said that the ban would
be used to give district residents the right time to address
development proposals.

Upcoming Hearings

Philadelphia City Council will hold multiple hearings in the coming weeks
Few weeks. You can also watch the hearingsHere.

• The Committee on Public Affairs will meet Monday, February 14th at 1:00 p.m.
  Health and Human Services will be aHearModifying public health
  Emergency leave
• Tuesday, February 15, at 10:00 a.m.
  Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless will all be covered
  AHearAffordable housing in the
  city.
• The Committee on Rules will meet on Tuesday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m.
  Hold aHearon proposed zoning changes.

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