Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Memorandum


TO: Mayor and Councilors
Date: 2/6/2007 12:00:00 AM
TO: Mayor and Councilors
Date:
Created:
2/2/2007 8:35:00 AM
THRU: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager
FROM: Planning Department
Subject: Air Quality Status


The Environmental Protection Agency *(EPA) has notified our office that it

expect the Columbus area to exceed the Particulate Matter (PM2.5) standards for

2006 (please see attached file). The letter identifies three options the EPA

could take to address this problem. The preferred one, which staff has been

working towards, is to develop a strategy that would bring the area back into

attainment. The letter identifies this effort, and encourages us to continue

seeking ways to address this need.

In the coming months, staff will bring forward a plan of action that will

include elected officials and citizens throughout the region.

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