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Resident faults council over Brown School Road development, urges referendum and charter enforcement
Summary
During public comments at the July 21 Vandalia City Council meeting, resident Jack Froshower criticized council handling of a proposed residential development on Brown School Road, said nearly 600 referendum signatures were ruled legally insufficient, and urged the council to put the ordinance to a referendum or revisit petition irregularities.
Jack Froshower, who identified himself as a Vandalia resident, used the public‑comment portion of the July 21 meeting to sharply criticize the council’s handling of a proposed residential development on Brown School Road and to challenge the city’s handling of a subsequent referendum petition.
“They have found us, and they're here coming for us,” Froshower said, referencing press coverage of developer plans. He told council members the nearly 600 signatures collected as part of the referendum effort were “deemed legally insufficient by the city of…
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