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Clearwater council discusses Attorney General letter on discrimination, agrees to work session on right‑of‑way vacations
Summary
Councilmembers heard from Councilmember Ryan Cotton about a letter from the Florida Attorney General27s office that flagged discrimination concerns; the city attorney said the letter is informational and not a court order. Council agreed to place discussion on the next work session agenda to seek legal guidance on the vacation process.
Councilmember Ryan Cotton told the Clearwater City Council on June 18 that he had spoken with the chief of staff at the Florida Attorney General27s office about a recently received letter and that the AG27s office told him the letter should “be taken very seriously.”
The matter arose in open session after Cotton said he contacted the AG27s office to clarify the letter27s scope. Cotton said the chief of staff told him the correspondence concerned allegations of discrimination and that the AG27s office was not seeking to change local municipal procedures for vacating public rights of way.
City Attorney David Margolis told the council the letter does not…
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