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Development watchdog director put on leave ahead of Napa County annexation hearing
The executive director of an agency responsible for approving land annexations in Napa County has been placed on paid administrative leave amid a massive expansion effort in American Canyon, county officials confirmed on Tuesday. Brendon Freeman, who joined Napa’s Local Agency Formation Commission 18 years ago, was placed on leave following a performance evaluation by […] The post Development watchdog director put on leave ahead of Napa County annexation hearing appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The executive director of an agency responsible for approving land annexations in Napa County has been placed on paid administrative leave amid a massive expansion effort in American Canyon, county officials confirmed on Tuesday. Brendon Freeman, who joined Napa’s Local Agency Formation Commission 18 years ago, was placed on leave following a performance evaluation by […] The post Development watchdog director put on leave ahead of Napa County annexation hearing appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Development watchdog director put on leave ahead of Napa County annexation hearing, The executive director of an agency responsible for approving land annexations in Napa County has been placed on paid administrative leave amid a massive expansion effort in American Canyon, county officials confirmed on Tuesday. Brendon Freeman, who joined Napa’s Local Agency Formation Commission 18 years ago, was placed on leave following a performance evaluation by […] The post Development watchdog director put on leave ahead of Napa County annexation hearing appeared first on Local News Matters .
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