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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Cook County is home to more than five million people, and
WHEREAS, all people require access to safe drinking water to live, and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of Cook County residents access their drinking water from Lake Michigan, and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Tribune recently published “The Water Drain” series, which outlined how predominantly African American suburbs are adversely impacted by a surge in water prices, and
WHEREAS, residents in the southern and western suburbs of the county are especially impacted by spiking municipal water rates, and
WHEREAS, Access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water is a basic human rights issue, and
WHEREAS, Cook County should do everything within its power to help its poorest residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the President of the Board that the Human Relations Committee shall hold a hearing around the issue of water infrastructure and billing in Cook County.
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