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Council members criticize 'statement bills' and flag housing-code and water-capacity concerns
Summary
A council member criticized state legislators for passing 'statement bills' and urged protecting cities; another speaker warned proposed code language would strike minimum square footage requirements and that the city's water infrastructure is not designed for increased connections.
Unidentified Speaker 2 criticized aspects of the state legislative session, saying some lawmakers push "statement bills" to gain votes and donor support and that those bills can make local governance more difficult. "It just drives me nuts," Speaker 2 said, arguing the state legislature wastes time and sometimes disenfranchises parts of the population.
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