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Resident urges Visalia council to avoid "extravagant" aquatic center, cites past "fiasco"
Summary
Irene Lampen of Visalia urged the council to proactively solicit resident input on a proposed aquatic center, warned against advancing a project to honor a former councilmember, raised procurement concerns about early contact with an out-of-state consultant, and questioned budget priorities for lower- and middle-income residents.
Irene Lampen, a Visalia resident who identified herself during the public-comment period, urged the City Council to engage residents proactively about a proposed aquatic center element of the parks and recreation master plan and to avoid repeating what she called the "Larry Avenue rehab fiasco." Lampen said residents should be given priority opportunities to state preferences…
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