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Public commenters accuse resident Steven Alvarez of permit violations and criticize Councilman Orlando Ibarra
Summary
During public comment at the March 4 Pasadena City Council meeting several speakers accused a resident, Steven Alvarez, of violating deed restrictions and permit rules and alleged council favoritism involving Councilman Orlando Ibarra; speakers also cited a Texas Attorney General opinion about records requests.
Several public commentators at the Pasadena City Council meeting on March 4 raised allegations about a local property and criticized Councilman Orlando Ibarra.
A commenter who identified a records request made on Oct. 18 said the city sought an opinion from the Texas Attorney General and read from excerpts, asserting that the AG concluded the city may not withhold certain records under Texas Government Code §§552.128 and 552.101 and cited §418.181 in the same context. The commenter said the city had not produced a work order the AG said could not be withheld and criticized the city attorney’s use of repeated AG opinions. Those remarks were presented as a public-records complaint rather than a council action.
In a separate, extended public-comment statement, a speaker accused Steven Alvarez of constructing an unauthorized two-story apartment above a…
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