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Residents press council for transparency on zoning rewrite and neighborhood access; manager defends public process

5844329 · August 26, 2025
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Public speakers at the Aug. 25 Stonecrest meeting urged clarity on a zoning ordinance rewrite and objected to proposed developer access through Hunters Hill; city manager said the rewrite process includes public input and that contracts are for lawful, public review.

During public comment Aug. 25, residents asked the Stonecrest City Council for more transparency on two development-related items: an ongoing zoning ordinance rewrite and a developer proposal to create access through the Hunters Hill neighborhood. Dave Marcus, who identified his address as 6501 Rockland Road, said the RFP language and signed contract to revise zoning “says rewrite” while the city manager had publicly stated she preferred the term not be used. Marcus told council the discrepancy—contract language indicating a 13-month rewrite while staff described a…

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