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Pinole Cell Tower saga exposes City Council deception

With video evidence and a timeline of events, there can be no doubt that the Pinole City Council misrepresented the actions of the city staff and the City Council. The Jan 15, 2013 meeting clearly shows a discussion of a Lease Memorandum, signed by the City Manager (Dec 2012) and recorded at the County. Discussions and voting on this Tower did not occur until months later. The Tower was rejected at the June 18 meeting and then reversed at the July 16 meeting after Verizon threatened litigation. The members who changed their vote claimed to know nothing about the prior lease signing. They lied because they want this project and the meager dollars that it promises. Its wrong and proves that "The Public Be Damned" is the working premise of these twisted npoliticians... 

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