Wausau city becomes first in Wisconsin to pass environmental justice resolution


Wausau city becomes first in Wisconsin to pass environmental justice resolution
Damakant Jayshi Wausau is the first city in Wisconsin to pass a resolution supporting environmental justice, a move that was months in the making. The 11-member Wausau City Council voted 8-1 to pass the resolution, with Dist. 9 Alderwoman Dawn Herbst casting the lone vote against the proposal. Herbst, who had voted to approve the amended version of the proposal at the meeting of the Committee of the Whole (COW) on Sept. 8, did not explain her decision. Two representatives – Council President Becky McElhaney (Dist. 6) and Debra Ryan (Dist. 11) – were absent during Tuesday’s meeting... ...more

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Damakant Jayshi

Wausau is the first city in Wisconsin to pass a resolution supporting environmental justice, a move that was months in the making.

The 11-member Wausau City Council voted 8-1 to pass the resolution, with Dist. 9 Alderwoman Dawn Herbst casting the lone vote against the proposal. Herbst, who had voted to approve the amended version of the proposal at the meeting of the Committee of the Whole (COW) on Sept. 8, did not explain her decision. Two representatives – Council President Becky McElhaney (Dist. 6) and Debra Ryan (Dist. 11) – were absent during Tuesday’s meeting...

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