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Candidates back shifting public comment and boosting constituent outreach
5920751 · October 1, 2025
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Summary
All four candidates said they support increasing avenues for public participation. Several favored moving public comment to the start of council meetings or splitting time; all emphasized greater outreach by councilors to constituents.
Forum candidates were asked whether they would move public comment to the beginning of city-council meetings and what other ideas they'd support to increase citizen participation.
Candidate Lucas Moody said returning public comment to the start of meetings is important: “It would be like if at the library it would be very…
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