Ann Romney made a rare political appearance Tuesday evening, speaking in front of the San Diego city council during the public comment period to criticize the city process that requires public notices for development projects.
She and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney own a beachfront home in La Jolla that they have been trying to expand for years, but, according to CNN, their permit was stalled due to inaccurate information being printed on the public notification.
“Notice defects can be problematic for transparent government and public participation, two things that Mitt and I strongly support,” she in a prepared speech at the meeting, in which she listed inaccurate dates that were listed in the environmental documents printed in the local newspaper. “Even if the notice was not legally required to be published in the newspaper, a public agency making inaccurate statements in public documents can lead to the public’s distrust of the process.”
The proposed renovations to the La Jolla home include a car elevator for the garage that caused the couple flak during the 2012 election, prompting accusations of being out of touch with ordinary Americans.
