Residents criticize council process and ask why chief did not send July 4 flood warning

Feb 26, 2026

Public commenters at the Feb. 25 meeting criticized perceived reductions in citizen influence on local governance, concerns about consent agendas and meeting schedules, and asked why Chief McCall did not alert officials after a July 4, 2025 flash-flood warning; the council noted campaign finance reports are posted online.

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During the visitors and citizens forum, two members of the public urged the council to restore citizen influence and transparency in local processes and raised emergency-notification concerns.

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