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Residents tell Hemet council they oppose proposed annexation, question transparency and fiscal assumptions
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged the council to halt or reconsider a proposed annexation of unincorporated areas, raising issues about transparency, timing, fiscal impact and public safety. A petition and past certifications to LAFCO were discussed by speakers; no council action on annexation was taken at the meeting.
A large group of residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 28 Hemet City Council meeting to oppose a proposed annexation of nearby unincorporated areas and to criticize the city’s outreach and fiscal assumptions.
Several speakers said they had not been adequately notified and questioned statements in a staff report that described the petition as “several months” old. Public commenter Connie Coronado said she had filed a public-records request and argued the petition…
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