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Residents and fire district push back as Clear Lake advances hydrant and utility ordinances
Summary
Residents and local water and fire-district officials told the City Council the proposed hydrant and utilities ordinances exceed city authority and raised procedural and fiscal concerns; the consent agenda passed despite objections and a city attorney response that notice was proper.
Tina Wallace, representing Highlands Water Company, urged the Clear Lake City Council to remove or continue two consent items she said were procedurally flawed and substantively improper. "The City has not complied with the Brown Act," Wallace said, arguing inconsistent agendas for the Nov. 21 meeting had misled the public about when and how to comment and asking the council to restart the process and consult affected mutual water companies.
Kirsten Priebe, president of the board for…
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