Mayor Klein and council members used the Sept. 10 meeting to announce a series of upcoming community events and to offer personal remarks about Sept. 11 and other civic matters.
Mayor Klein asked for a moment of silence to honor victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and recognized cooperation with the Tunnel to Towers organization; she announced a town-hall meeting with state Rep. Juanita Brent on Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at Orange Village Hall and a candidates night on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The mayor and staff also noted practical items: scrap tire collection through Sept. 19, branch chipping on Sept. 15, the Orange Community Artisan and Farmers Market on Sept. 13 and Sept. 27, trick-or-treat planned for Oct. 31, and centennial-committee and arts events scheduling.
Council member Stacy Vinsons reported on recent community and school activities, including the school board meeting, upcoming financial-forecast presentations, and events tied to Hispanic Heritage Month and an appearance by Andres Chavez on Oct. 16. Vinsons also marked Sept. 11 with personal remarks and recognition of first responders. Another council member reiterated Sept. 11 remembrance and extended New Year greetings for Rosh Hashanah.
A council member offered extensive remarks characterizing the death of commentator Charlie Kirk as murder and spoke about free speech, political debate and concern about violence at a national level. Those comments are recorded in the public council-comments portion of the transcript; no formal council action or policy change resulted from the remarks.
Announcements also included a centennial-committee meeting scheduled for Sept. 15 at 5 p.m., and a reminder there will be no council meeting Oct. 1. The mayor and council encouraged participation in community events and noted coordination with local schools and nonprofit groups for cultural programming.
All programming dates and event descriptions were presented as announcements; no council votes or binding commitments were recorded in the transcript for these items.