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Resident criticizes land acknowledgment and alleges misconduct by planning commissioner during Cotati public comment
Summary
At a March 17 Cotati Planning Commission meeting, resident and former councilman George Barich criticized the city—s land acknowledgment and in public comment alleged a planning commissioner had a past conviction; the commission did not take action on the allegation during the meeting.
During public comment at the March 17 Cotati Planning Commission meeting, former Councilmember George Barich criticized the city—s land acknowledgement and accused a current planning commissioner of prior criminal misconduct. The commission did not take formal action on the comments during the meeting.
Barich said the city—s land acknowledgement — read by the chair before the meeting — is inappropriate and unsubstantiated. "This is very silly, this land acknowledgement. It's very inappropriate," Barich said, and later called the acknowledgment "garbage" brought forward by people "who felt…
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