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Crockett residents press council to put CIDC termination on ballot; council moves to call election amid legal questions
Summary
Residents urged the council to place a petition on the ballot to terminate the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDC). Council debated legal sufficiency, motions to call elections were made, some motions stalled or were tabled, and members requested an attorney opinion before finalizing election logistics.
Residents and petition supporters pressed the City of Crockett Council on Aug. 19 to put a citizen petition before voters asking whether to terminate the Crockett Economic and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDC). Jonathan Barnes, introduced himself as a resident of Crockett and told the council the petition had garnered sufficient signatures and "does not seek to permanently abolish the CIDC, but rather to address the current distrust between the public and the corporation," and urged the council to place the question on the ballot.
The council debated procedural and legal questions about the petition throughout the meeting. A city speaker (identified in the transcript as an attorney during…
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