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Resident criticizes duplex approval, at-large elections and asks council to visit his street
Summary
At a City of Commerce meeting, resident Rob Ford criticized the council’s decision to allow a duplex in a single‑family zone, said at‑large elections limit minority representation and asked council members to visit his street to inspect neighborhood conditions.
Rob Ford, a Commerce resident, used his allotted public‑comment time at the City of Commerce council meeting to challenge a recent approval that allowed a duplex in an area zoned single‑family and to raise concerns about the city’s at‑large election system.
Ford told the council, “When y'all voted to allow them to build a duplex in a area that was zoned as single family … those people's property values are gonna go down.” He also said at‑large elections…
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