City Council hints at lawsuit over land use ballot questions

The City Council is doing everything it can to hold onto its power over rezonings.  Council leaders are calling on the Board of Elections to remove three of five questions that are expected to be posed to voters in November. The trio of ballot questions threatens to weaken the Council’s authority over land use decisions by, among other things, shifting final approval of certain projects away from the body.  If passed, the questions would be a major blow to the Council’s longstanding tradition of member deference. And it is no secret that City Council members are loath to relinquish their […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.