Duarte Expands Parks Commission
DUARTE — The City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance adding two positions to the Parks and Recreation Commission, bringing the number of members to seven.
The ordinance also states that the council, with a majority vote, may remove any commissioner because of excessive absences.
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