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It may have been the shortest public hearing in the world history of public hearings when Mansfield City Council dispatched in two minutes Tuesday evening to discuss a rezoning request for the former Dawson Ridge Par & Pub Golf Course. According to Richland Source, The hearing, and subsequent unanimous council decision to deny the request, came just hours after Florida developer Nathan Whittaker announced he was rescinding his request to ask for zoning that would allow him to construct a manufactured home development on the 86-acre site. No members of council spoke during the meeting about the request. During its legislative session later in the evening, council voted 7-0 to officially deny the request. – Also at the council meeting, retires Mansfield police captain Shari Robertson came to Mansfield City Council to be honored for her 28 years as a police officer in the city. Before any council member could say a word, the recently retired captain thanked them for their support of the department.