- Mayor Bryan Nelson appointed Malika Harrison to the Planning Commission, and the City Commission approved it by a 3-2 vote.
- Commissioners Nick Nesta and Diane Velazquez opposed the appointment.
- Harrison replaces Howard Washington, who resigned from the Planning Commission for health reasons.
A split City Commission approved Mayor Bryan Nelson’s appointment of Malika Harrison to the Planning Commission at its Wednesday meeting.
Harrison was recently a candidate for City Commission Seat 4, which Yesenia Baron won in the March 10 election.
Commissioners Nick Nesta and Diane Velazquez and several attendees took issue with Harrison’s appointment, noting that none of them bore any animosity toward Harrison…