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Resident alleges $8,000 demand, accuses staff of retaliation; council hears public comments
Summary
At the Feb. 25 Saint Helena City Council meeting, resident Daniel Hale told the council he received a city demand to deposit $8,000 related to a land-use application and accused two staff members of conduct that he and other residents say amounts to unfair treatment. Multiple residents urged the council to investigate.
Daniel Hale, a local resident and applicant on a land-use project, told the Saint Helena City Council on Feb. 25 that the city demanded an "extra $8,000" as a deposit for processing an application first submitted in October.
Hale told the council he had already paid $77,100 toward processing the project and quoted language he said was in the demand letter: "This obligation applies even if the application is withdrawn or not approved ... the city the sum of $8,000." He also read sections saying the city would "exercise sole discretion" over fund use and could require the applicant to defend and indemnify the city in legal proceedings or ask the city to rescind an approved entitlement as an alternative, adding that the applicant must keep a minimum $1,000 deposit on file.
Hale said his primary complaint concerned the conduct of two…
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