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Public commenters press city on sewer engineers report and accuse staff of misconduct; city clarifies complaint process
Summary
During public comment residents raised process concerns about a Proposition 218 engineers report and accused a streets‑department employee of selling city materials; staff promised follow‑up on the engineers report and reminded the public about the clerk's written complaint process and slander risks.
At the start of the March 11 council meeting several members of the public used two‑minute public comment slots to raise procedural and investigative questions.
Darlene Den, a property owner and recent graduate of Cal State Bakersfield, said she examined the engineers' packet that accompanied the city's Proposition 218 notice and found inconsistent page counts in the online PDF across different days and no clear revision dates or an identified engineer responsible under the 218 notice rules. She asked…
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