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Hemet council votes 3–2 to form citizen review committee to study Hemet United annexation petition
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Hemet City Council voted 3–2 to form a citizen review committee — four city residents, four residents from the proposed annexation area and a retired judge chair — to study the Hemet United petition and any future plan of services; the committee does not itself approve annexation.
Mayor Jackie Peterson urged a deliberate, public process on the Hemet United annexation petition and proposed a citizen review committee to examine the petitioners’ forthcoming plan of services and its fiscal and service implications. “I am proposing forming a citizen review committee made up of 4 residents from the city, 4 from the proposed annexation area, and a retired judge to serve as a neutral chair,” Peterson said during her opening remarks.
The item drew weeks of public attention and more than 40 speakers at the Dec. 9 council meeting. Opponents pressed the council on immediate costs they say would fall on county residents — including potential loss of county rent protections and higher taxes — and…
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