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This directory covers the mayor, all six council members, and selected city staff. Official roles and sourced speaking excerpts are separate: a roster entry does not establish that someone spoke in every meeting. Name-mention searches are not speaker identification. Automatic captions may misspell names; excerpts remain selectively verified, not a complete speaking index.

Joel Fontane

Director of Community Development

Director of Community Development for the City of Highland Park.

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Explained that the Council was deciding whether and how to refer a zoning variation request to the Zoning Board of Appeals, rather than deciding the variation itself.

Introduced as Director Fontane (caption spelling “Fontaine”) immediately before this explanation. Role and spelling confirmed in the official city directory; not audio-verified.

Related issue: 1120 Crofton Avenue North addition

Related issue: Affordable-housing policy review

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Charmain Later

Deputy Director of Community Development

Deputy Director of Community Development for the City of Highland Park.

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Official role verified. Speaking excerpts have not yet been individually verified for this profile.

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