Firestone agrees to improve public‑comment follow‑up; work session comment left for later

Apr 8, 2026

Staff will add a checkbox to the public‑comment sign‑in so speakers can request follow‑up; staff will respond and copy the board. Trustees debated allowing public comment at work sessions and decided to first strengthen regular meeting follow‑up and invite advance questions for work sessions.

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Staff proposed a modest change to the public‑comment process: add a checkbox to the sign‑in form that allows speakers to request a follow‑up, and require staff to respond to those requests and copy the board. "After the meeting... we'll respond to those residents with an answer and an update," staff said, and trustees broadly supported the change as a way to close the loop on public concerns.

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