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Alex Douthit

38:44 - 39:10

"that was the issue that Councilman Grimme brought up that she didn't like, was that there was a discrepancy between the two because they didn't match, and she didn't understand why they didn't match. And that was a big contested issue, and so that just got thrown out completely."

“that was the issue that Councilman Grimme brought up that she didn't like, was that there was a discrepancy between the two because they didn't match, and she didn't understand why they didn't match. And that was a big contested issue, and so that just got thrown out completely.”
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June 10, 2026

From the transcript

I can't remember. It was 5 days. And that was the issue that Councilman Grimme brought up that she didn't like, was that there was a discrepancy between the two because they didn't match, and she didn't understand why they didn't match. And that was a big contested issue, and so that just got thrown out completely. But I did email the planning director and put it— hopefully we'll get it back on our— but another body so we can work on it and try to refine it, maybe get those to line up a little better.

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