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San Rafael says it closed escrow on 350 Meridale; residents urge review of Nov. 17 emergency actions
Summary
City Manager Christine Elulovich told the council the city closed escrow on 350 Meridale on Nov. 26; residents at the Dec. 1 meeting urged the council to amend Nov. 17 minutes and questioned the emergency declaration and speed of decisions tied to the property and an $8 million grant.
City Manager Christine Elulovich announced the city closed escrow on the 350 Meridale property on Nov. 26 and said staff will secure the site after residents reported the fence had been opened and people were entering the building.
The announcement revived public concern about actions taken at the Nov. 17 meeting, when residents and members of the public told the council that five rapid actions tied to the 350 Meridale effort — an emergency declaration, two nearly identical ordinances, an $8 million grant agreement and a real estate purchase — appeared in a packet of more than 500 pages posted roughly 72 hours before the vote. "Emergency…
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