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Residents press council on lagoon contamination and raise ethics concerns about mayor
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to pause the lagoon fill project over contamination and waterfront-safety worries; one speaker accused the mayor of a conflict of interest related to proposed police hires and the off-road-vehicle ordinance.
Several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to press councilors on the Central Waterfront project and to raise ethics concerns.
Dean Topaz described a history of DEQ remediation and dredging disputes and asked whether local officials have communicated with state regulators; he also alleged that prior remediation work had diminished shoreline. "Has John Walsh... ever asked why DEQ has been trying to destroy Saint Helens?" Topaz asked.
Another resident urged the…
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