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FPPC complaints bring turmoil

FPPC complaints bring turmoil

Downtown Revitalization voting is taken up in complaints to state agency
When Chico Mayor Kasey Reynolds cast her two votes at City Council meetings against the Downtown Revitalization Project, she didn’t anticipate the amount of pushback she would face. What followed the votes was a lawsuit by former Mayor Ann Schwab and seven other plaintiffs, as well as an investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). The conflict of interest …

Sewer rate increases will be smaller

The Chico City Council voted 4–3 at its June 16 meeting to move forward with a sewer charge increase that would raise rates by 55% in each of the first two years, followed by annual increases of 3% over the next three years. Councilmember Dale Bennett again sided with councilmembers Addison Winslow, Katie Hawley and Bryce Goldstein, voting in favor. The rate increase was lower than a previously proposed option due to reductions to the Capital Improvement Plan budget.

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