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Council votes 3–2 to abolish downtown advisory committee after packed public hearing
Summary
After extensive public comment and testimony that the Downtown Action Plan Advisory Committee (DAPAC) provides valuable volunteer service, the council voted 3–2 in favor of an ordinance repealing the committee; residents and committee members protested and raised concerns about notice and legal procedure.
A contentious public hearing on March 12 culminated in a 3–2 council vote to abolish the Downtown Action Plan Advisory Committee (DAPAC), a volunteer advisory body for downtown planning.
Multiple speakers who identified themselves as current or former committee members urged council to keep the committee and offered solutions for attendance and quorum problems. Maxwell (self-identified as an architect and former DAPAC member) said abolishing the body without…
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