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Residents criticize special midday meeting and push for answers on taxes and eminent domain
Summary
Residents at a Nov. 2 Woodinville special council meeting accused the city of limiting public scrutiny by scheduling a daytime session and raised questions about potential tax impacts, eminent domain and parking for a proposed recreation center land purchase.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the Nov. 2 Woodinville special meeting to press the council on timing, transparency and potential tax consequences of a proposed land acquisition for a recreation center.
Jeff Lyon, who identified himself as a city resident, said holding the meeting at 1 p.m. limited participation and suggested the council was “charging ahead” without voter approval. He told the council the sellers “became willing only after the city threatened to take their land through…
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