By Grant Welker
An environmental sustainability plan approved by the Worcester City Council on Tuesday sets a goal of using entirely renewable energy for city buildings by 2030 and a similar goal for transportation by 2045.
The plan is aligned with new state legislation and goals, and sets a target for making Worcester a sustainability leader in Massachusetts and the most sustainable mid-sized city in the country, City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. said in a statement after the vote.
Other aspects of the plan include planting of more trees throughout the city, particularly downtown, where they re less common than in less dense residential areas. The city said the plan also builds upon efforts over the past decade to make city operations more energy efficient, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water quality in lakes and ponds. A plan is also to be created for eventually reaching a zero-waste goal.
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The Worcester City Council on Tuesday delayed a discussion on new police and racism reforms. (Neal McNamara/Patch)
WORCESTER, MA Worcester City Council action on a new package of police and racism policy changes will wait until March.
The package of reforms, which City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. released on Friday, was presented to the Council at Tuesday s meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Joseph Petty punted the item until the March 2 meeting.
Still, dozens of residents spoke at the meeting about the proposals. Among many items, Augustus proposal would remove school resource officers (SROs), ban facial recognition technology and create a cabinet-level Division of Investigations to handle complaints from residents.