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Oroville resident denies partnership with proposed biomass developer; city, residents set community workshop
Summary
At Monday's Oroville City Council meeting, local resident Brian Wong denied a newspaper ad's claim that he or the city is partnered with a proposed Bree biomass project and called for a retraction; councilmembers and an independent community group announced a Dec. 8 workshop to discuss biomass, air quality and development options.
Brian Wong, a local resident who has been active in biomass discussions, told the Oroville City Council on Dec. 9 that a full‑page newspaper ad falsely claimed he and the city were partners with a proposed Bree biomass project. "I would like to state that this is a false statement," Wong said, adding he has not submitted a project application to the city and asked that the ad be retracted.
The comment came during the meeting's public communications segment, where Wong said the ad named him and the city as partners and that he was "the only person called out by name" on the advertisement.…
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