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Committee says newer zoning drafts were withheld; mayor to host town halls as committee presses for full review
Summary
Council members said they had been working from a 48-page draft while two 184-page versions completed in December 2024 and September 2025 were released without committee distribution; the mayor scheduled town halls and the committee set a standing monthly meeting to finish vetting the code.
Council members told residents on Sept. 3 that for months the Economic Development Committeezoning subcommittee had been working from a May 2024, 48-page draft while two newer, 184-page drafts (December 2024 and September 2025) were produced and posted without being circulated to the committee.
"The information that this committee was working with was supplied by the administration...we have been vetting information from a draft dated May 2024, a 48 page document. However, it's come to my attention as of yesterday that not 1, but 2 newer drafts dated December 2024 and September 2025 had been completed," Councilman John Rock said at the meeting. "The 2 later drafts at a 184 pages each were withheld from this…
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