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Residents press Salinas planners on rent control effects, Abbott Street zoning and creek clearing during public comment
Summary
At the Feb. 18 meeting public commenters urged rezoning portions of Abbott Street to higher-density residential, criticized rental stabilization as "socialism," and asked who approved extensive vegetation clearing near Creek Bridge Apartments; commissioners requested follow-up and staff offered to investigate permit records if provided.
During public comment at the Feb. 18 Salinas Planning Commission meeting an unidentified resident raised concerns about rent control (described by the speaker as "socialism") and read an email originally authored by Ray Harrod Jr. seeking to rezone a parcel on Abbott Street from mixed use to high‑density residential to better support recently completed mixed‑use development nearby. The commenter said some…
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