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Green Acres conservation-district petition withdrawn; council votes down ordinance amid public uproar
Summary
Petitioners withdrew their application to create the Green Acres Conservation District; the council proceeded to vote on the submitted map and Ordinance 2024‑18 failed 0–8. Residents criticized the Historic Preservation Commission process and asked for greater thresholds and transparency.
City historic-preservation staff read a letter from the Greenacres Conservation District Development Committee formally withdrawing its application; the letter, signed by Dr. Lois Sabo Skelton, said the withdrawal was strategic to build broader consensus and strengthen the case for future protection.
Despite the withdrawal, the council proceeded with a procedural motion to call the question and then voted on Ordinance 2024‑18, a proposed…
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