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Public commenters press board on surveillance gear, farmworker housing in high‑fire zones and sidewalks funding
Summary
During public comment the board heard criticism of sheriff equipment purchases (drones, less‑lethal launchers), privacy concerns over VersaTerm and license‑plate readers, objections to proposed Ventura Ranch 328 farmworker housing in an extreme high‑fire zone, and community requests for sidewalks and streetlights funding.
Public commenters used the board’s general comment period April 14 to raise several distinct local concerns: opponents of sheriff equipment purchases warned of surveillance and crowd‑control risks, a resident urged the board to stop a farmworker housing project sited in a high‑fire zone, and community members requested county action to secure sidewalk and streetlight funding for unincorporated areas.
Adrian Coulter criticized consent calendar item 35, which lists sheriff purchases of equipment the transcript characterizes…
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