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Residents urge fixes to permit portal and raise concerns about civility; requests for antisemitism resolution
Summary
During the citizens forum several residents criticized the city's new building permit portal as unusable and called for redevelopment, asked the commission to adopt measures to counter antisemitism, and criticized the tone of local politics; staff and counsel cautioned about jurisdiction and said staff would follow up on the portal concerns.
Several residents addressed the City Commission during the citizens forum.
Felix Lederman, a resident and president of the Winston Tower 700 condominium association, criticized the building department’s recently deployed permit application portal. Lederman, who identified himself as a software developer with decades of experience, said the portal requires applicants to fill a PDF, print, sign, notarize and then upload…
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