Fresno city councilmembers threw accusations of backdoor dealing and inappropriate decorum at one another Thursday in a case of mudslinging that also resurrected an old debate around a controversial city rezoning plan.
Thursday’s testy council argument erupted during a hearing to adopt the Central Southeast Area Specific Plan. Specific plans are roadmap documents that City Hall uses to map out the future of land use and investment in a given region.
The plan has been in the works for about six years. Residents of southeast Fresno thought their plan, like others that have come before the council, would be approved quickly following a procedural hearing…