We were happy to see Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget propose a much-needed resurrection of the city’s Department of the Environment, which was disbanded more than a decade ago under former Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a cost-cutting move.
But we trust taking 10 employees from an existing office and adding four more to create the new department will be just a first step. At the time of its dismantling, the previous department had about 60 employees, though many stayed on in other departments.
