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Edison council to revisit public-comment limits after months of debate over 4‑minute rule
Summary
A months-long council change limiting public comment to four minutes and removing a rebuttal prompted residents and several council members to call for restoring six minutes and a rebuttal; the council president said he will place the matter on the next agenda.
Residents and several council members pressed the Edison Township Council on Thursday to restore a longer public-comment allotment and reinstate a rebuttal option that the council reduced earlier this year.
Council President Harris said he will place a proposal on a future agenda to reconsider the current four‑minute public-comment limit and to consider returning to a six‑minute limit with a rebuttal period.
Multiple residents used oral…
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