Eugene City Council votes to include public health in land use planning

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Eugene City Council votes to include public health in land use planning

On October 23rd, 2023, the Eugene City Council voted unanimously to direct city planning staff to draft an ordinance to create a public health zoning code that will protect the health of residents and school children from industrial air, water and soil pollution.

See this report from the Eugene Register-Guard:
Eugene council takes step to create rules they say will protect the city from polluters by Alan Torres, Eugene Register-Guard
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