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Residents and camp supporters clash in public comments over UCAN spending and neighborhood impacts
Summary
Public commenters raised accusations that UCAN overbilled for early navigation center operations and urged expansion of low-cost camps and basic services such as water and warming pits; other residents said they were not notified about camps and worried about property values.
Several members of the public used the meeting's comment period to press opposing views about informal camps and the navigation center.
Bernie Woodard, who identified concerns about invoicing and conflicts of interest, said he would give documents to the city manager alleging "over invoiced significantly for the first 18 months of UCAN operation at navigation center." Woodard said the documents show roughly 10 people in pods for 18 months while UCAN had received about $1,600,000 through Sept. 23,…
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