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Residents urge National City to release records tied to Polanco lawsuit; council moves to closed session
Summary
At a special National City council meeting, residents and neighbors urged the council to release public records tied to a contested development and a related lawsuit, citing planning‑commission findings, CEQA concerns and missing notices; the council then went into closed session to confer with legal counsel on Polanco v. City of National City.
At a special meeting, residents and business owners pressed the National City Council to release public records tied to a disputed development project and a pending lawsuit, then the council recessed for a closed‑session conference with legal counsel about the litigation.
Ashley Morrison, a Lincoln Acres resident participating by Zoom, told the council: “Please release our public records,” and asked the mayor and council members to direct city staff to comply with the California Public Records Act so the public could review documents related to the project.
Several in‑person speakers repeated that call. Michael Aguirre, introduced by the dais as the first in‑person speaker, said the group had compiled records to show how the project reached the planning commission despite what he described…
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