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Resident urges changes to Measure R to allow cell sites in parks and to rethink police‑chief selection
Summary
A Santa Clara resident asked the Charter Review Committee to amend Measure R to permit telecom equipment in parks (citing siting difficulties and potential revenue) and suggested moving the police chief from an elected to an appointed position for greater oversight; staff directed the idea to ad hoc subcommittee two and said selection changes are out of scope for now.
Chen, a nearly 30‑year Santa Clara resident, told the Charter Review Committee on March 18 that Measure R’s current language prevents telecom vendors from placing base stations in parks and forces siting closer to homes.
“I have two major concern. The first one is our charter measure R… our charter measure are prevent us uh to let the uh vendor uh set up their base station in our parks,” Chen said, suggesting…
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