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Resident criticizes mayor’s August 5 remark about Branch Vision and warns against silencing civic groups
5793129 · August 20, 2025
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Summary
A resident asked council to reject comments she described as an attempt to silence Branch Vision, a local nonprofit civic engagement group, quoting the mayor’s Aug. 5 remark and reading portions of Branch Vision’s mission statement.
Barbara Courier told the City Council during public comment on Aug. 19 that she was alarmed by remarks the mayor made at a prior Aug. 5 study session about petitioners for the charter review committee. Courier quoted the mayor: “the thing that concerns me here is that…
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