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Residents challenge plan adoption; board pulls resolution 2045 for further legal review
Summary
Residents and volunteers objected that adopting the city's comprehensive plan by resolution would circumvent statutory requirements and weaken public safeguards; after a lengthy legal exchange, the board voted unanimously to remove Resolution 2045 from tonight's agenda for further review and correct notice.
A heated exchange over how to adopt the city's comprehensive plan dominated public comment at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on May 11. Residents and volunteer committee members urged the board not to convert the recently completed plan from an ordinance into a resolution, arguing that doing so would remove legal protections for neighborhoods. After extended debate and a legal briefing from the city attorney, the board voted 7'to'0 to remove Resolution 2045 from the agenda and pursue the proper reading and notice process.
The most pointed criticisms came from Danny Barry, a local resident who told the board the…
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