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Residents question Hughes civic-assembly survey and community‑guide process; staff says report will focus on themes
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns about the Hughes civic assembly survey and the selection and transparency of community guides; city staff said CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation selected 26 community guides and will provide a collated themes report to the project page and the information committee.
Several Fort Collins residents at the council meeting raised concerns about the civic assembly process used to gather public input on the Hughes property and asked that the city ensure the process is transparent and limited from outside influence.
Linda Hall, who identified herself as an “average citizen of Fort Collins,” told the council she had been selected as a community guide by Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation (CPD) and asked that the city terminate the Hughes online survey because she believed the CPD process had been corrupted by participants with outsized influence. Patricia Babbitt, another resident who spoke during public comment, said she was worried the city’s online survey (which is available on the city project…
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