Gary Mayor Eddie Melton joined other Great Lakes-area mayors to advocate for economic growth and freshwater stewardship.

Melton is part of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Mayors Commission on Economic Transformation, which helps create a clean economic corridor in the region that runs through Canada and into the U.S.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, on Wednesday, released the “Economic Transformation Action Plan: A Blueprint for Economic Growth and Freshwater Stewardship in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region.”

The mayors commission developed the action plan, according to a Wednesday news release, which includes 17 strategies and 76 actions for local governments and other stakeholders.

According to a news release, the plan includes a 10

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