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National City residents press council over Sweetwater gas‑station project, alleging improper mayoral contacts
Summary
A large public turnout opposed the Sweetwater gas‑station project and several speakers alleged the mayor or staff communicated inappropriately with the applicant; staff said the project was withdrawn months earlier and the city filed a discretionary‑process report for review.
A large crowd of National City residents on May 6 pressed the City Council over a proposed gas‑station and retail complex at Sweetwater and Orange Streets, accusing the mayor’s office of informal contacts with the applicant and urging the council to rezone the 0.8‑acre parcel back to residential.
The meeting’s assistant director of community development, Martin Reeder, told the council he had published an updated staff report responding to questions about findings, recommendations and CEQA and noted a typographical date error in the report. Reeder said there was no new substantive change in staff analysis and that the applicant had withdrawn an earlier project in December 2024, but the discretionary‑process item…
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