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Public commenter accuses Detroit Lakes of age discrimination as council advances code change eliminating 'city planner' title
Summary
A longtime staffer told the council he believes eliminating the community development director/city planner role forces him out and constitutes age discrimination; council gave first reading to Ordinance 545 to remove the city planner title and split the role into two positions, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
A longtime city employee told the Detroit Lakes City Council he believes the council’s planned reorganization of planning functions is forcing him out of his job and amounts to age discrimination.
"I am being discriminated against based on my age," public commenter Larry Remen said, telling the council he had secured more than $10.5 million in grants, $9.2 million in loans, and overseen extensive annexations during…
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