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Public commenters urge enforcement on paid petition tactics and question planning department budget structure
Summary
During the public-comment portion, a resident alleged paid signature gatherers were offering energy drinks near a Chase Bank and said she was referred to the DA; another commenter urged the council to review planning department budgeting, saying 74% of planning revenue comes from permit fees. The matters were recorded but no enforcement action was taken at the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, public commenters raised two issues: alleged paid petition-circulator practices and the planning department’s funding model.
Carol said she saw a signature gatherer near the Chase Bank offering energy drinks to people in exchange for signatures and said that practice had attracted media…
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