Ald. Walter Burnett Is Appointed To Chicago City Council Zoning Committee Chair

The Chicago City Council’s Zoning Committee oversees small-scale renovations on people’s homes as well as larger development projects. For months, it has not had a chair, after political turmoil ensnared former chair Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa, 35th Ward. Mayor Johnson had previously backed ally Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward, but he shifted course after opposition and appointed Ald. Walter Burnett, 27th Ward, a moderate in a quickly developing ward. Reset gets the latest. This episode was recorded on Monday, September 16 before City Council had their vote. GUESTS: Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter --- WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons is your forum for the Chicago conversation. We bring context to the latest local news with journalists, experts and newsmakers. And we cover a wide variety of beats from State and City Politics to Arts and Culture to the Environment. Every Tuesday, we talk Health and Wellness. Every Thursday, it’s Food and Music. We’re on the latest news stories throughout the week and on Fridays in our Weekly News Recap. 💻 Check out more Reset interviews: wbez.org/reset 📧 Sign up for our daily newsletter: wbez.org/resetnews 🎧 Listen to the Reset podcast: https://bit.ly/3Tog0N3