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Santa Clara council split over plan to let staff handle neighborhood right-of-way decisions

SANTA CLARA OFFICIALS are shifting decision-making over certain public right-of-way areas from elected leaders to city staff, with some residents sharing concerns about transparency and accountability. The City Council at its May 5 meeting voted 4-3 to have the city manager approve minor public right-of-way changes, such as fences or structures near sidewalks, without needing […] The post Santa Clara council split over plan to let staff handle neighborhood right-of-way decisions appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Santa Clara council split over plan to let staff handle neighborhood right-of-way decisions, SANTA CLARA OFFICIALS are shifting decision-making over certain public right-of-way areas from elected leaders to city staff, with some residents sharing concerns about transparency and accountability. The City Council at its May 5 meeting voted 4-3 to have the city manager approve minor public right-of-way changes, such as fences or structures near sidewalks, without needing […] The post Santa Clara council split over plan to let staff handle neighborhood right-of-way decisions appeared first on Local News Matters .

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