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City to Conduct Air Quality Hearing
(posted Jan 23)
The Office of Environmental Services is conducting a public meeting on
January 28 at 6:30 pm in the City-County Public Assembly Room to discuss
the future of air quality programs.
Some Marion County residents expressed their displeasure in late 2008 with
the Indiana Department of Environmental Management nixing its permitting
ties with Indianapolis and five other local air pollution agencies in order
to save $2 million.
Contracts with Indianapolis, Evansville and Anderson expired December 31,
and contracts with Gary, Hammond and Vigo County will be canceled as of
March 31, 2009.
Department of Public Works Public Relations Officer Steven R. Hardiman
II said "on January 1, the city and IDEM began an agreed upon two
month transitional period. We're currently continuing work with IDEM to
ensure the smoothest possible transition in our goal to keep improving
quality in Marion County and making Indianapolis one of the healthiest,
most livable cities in the Midwest."
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