Summary
Council authorized hearings on how the Green City, Clean Waters program is performing and whether vegetated GSI should expand, especially on private and commercial properties. Advocates say it cuts sewage overflows, cools neighborhoods, and improves water quality.
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Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Hearings could shape future capital and water-rate spending on green infrastructure.
Residents in flood-prone and heat-burdened neighborhoods; waterways citywide.
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CITY COUNCIL — May 14, 2026
Council authorized hearings on how the Green City, Clean Waters program is performing and whether vegetated GSI should expand, especially on private and commercial properties. Advocates say it cuts sewage overflows, cools neighborhoods, and improves water quality.
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