A petition seeking to remove District 20 Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton from office has been filed following the recent passage of his extensive rezoning plan for The Nations.

A notice of intent to obtain signatures for a recall petition was filed with the Metro Clerk on Oct. 3 by Lauren Magli, a local Realtor and resident of The Nations who was outspoken in her opposition of Horton’s rezoning legislation , which increases housing density in the area, creates an urban design overlay and regulates the heights of certain residential buildings, among other elements.

The notice claims Horton dismissed concerns from the community to delay the zoning plan and neglected his duty as an elected official to provide adequate and transparent notification to residents of The Nations in regards

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