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Residents press commission on Newport Hills redevelopment and ask for clearer public‑comment provenance
Summary
During public comment residents urged a land‑designation change for Newport Hills to enable redevelopment; others asked staff to clarify how much weight is given to Bellevue residents' comments versus non‑residents.
Multiple residents urged the Planning Commission to address long‑standing decline at the Newport Hills Shopping Center and to provide more transparency about who is submitting public comments to the comprehensive‑plan process.
Suzanne Baugh, a retired commercial real‑estate broker and Lake Heights resident, told the commission the Newport Hills center has declined for more than 25 years and urged a change to a "mixed‑use low/medium" designation in the 2044 comprehensive plan so future…
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