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Residents press council over Broadwater property, allege selective code enforcement
Summary
Multiple residents told the council the Broadwater property is neglected and a public-safety nuisance; speakers cited city code and said code-enforcement complaints were ignored. One commenter filed a lawsuit and made allegations against a municipal official; the chair cautioned against naming unproven accusations during public comment.
During the public-comment portion of the March 3 meeting, several residents pressed the council to take action on the Broadwater property and raised concerns about inconsistent code enforcement.
Kelly Bridal of Ward 3 said she has repeatedly raised the Broadwater issue and described the site as a “refuse dump from the homeless,” telling the council she cannot leave her home safely. “It is a refuse dump from the homeless . . . They are still there. They’re getting worse,” she said.
Jared Fosco, who identified himself and cited the city code of ordinances, urged stronger enforcement and claimed that code-enforcement reports had been filed and then dismissed. “This code has been on the code for a very long time . . . I was told I’ve written it up over and over again . . . and it makes it to the mayor’s office, and they make sure that it goes away,” he said, describing a pattern of reported violations not resulting in enforcement action.
Councilman Yuri Petrini used his public-comment time to allege misconduct by municipal officials and said he had filed a lawsuit; the presiding chair repeatedly cautioned that making criminal allegations in the public forum was inappropriate and warned speakers to avoid unproven personal accusations. Petrini said, “He committed perjury,” in reference to a named municipal official; the chair told him to refrain from such statements and later closed his time.
The council did not adjudicate those claims in open session; code-enforcement staff later presented a docket of cases, and the council granted some 30-day extensions and closed matters where violations were resolved. Council members asked staff to follow up on unresolved complaints and to return with evidence of actions taken.
