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Public commenters press council on Chinatown navigation center closure, pesticide sprayings and Salinas Aquatic Center repairs
Summary
Multiple residents and community representatives used the public‑comment period to urge the council to keep a Chinatown navigation center open, press county and state officials on pesticide use, and to request urgent repair of the city aquatic center heater so swim teams and lessons can resume.
During the Oct. 14 public‑comment period, residents and community representatives raised three recurring concerns: plans affecting the Chinatown Navigation Center and unhoused residents, pesticide sprayings near homes and schools, and the closure of the Salinas Aquatic Center due to a broken water heater.
Homeless services and Chinatown Navigation Center: Tim Heaven, chair of the Lived Experience Advisory Directive and a homeless coalition member, urged the council not to close the Chinatown Navigation Center, calling it…
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