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Mayor Michelle Wu approved a law on Wednesday that reinstates a city-run planning department for the first time in 70 years during a ceremony in the West End on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in her plans to reshape development in the city.

A mayoral ordinance creating the city’s first planning department in seven decades divided the City Council Wednesday, but was ultimately approved by the body, marking a major win for Mayor Wu in her larger plans to restructure the BPDA.

A group of downtown residents is urging the Boston City Council to reject a mayoral ordinance that would restructure the city’s planning department.