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Maryville meeting features heated public comments on alleged body‑shaming and payroll problems; clerk treasurer apologizes
Summary
Public comment at the March 25 Maryville Town Council meeting focused on alleged body‑shaming by the clerk treasurer and on payroll and pension deposit problems affecting police and fire personnel.
Public comment at the March 25 Maryville Town Council meeting focused heavily on allegations of unprofessional conduct among town officials and on payroll and pension deposit problems raised by public safety unions and staff.
Councilwoman Keisha Hardaway and others said that during a private interaction following a March 18 meeting Clerk Treasurer Eric January called her a derogatory name and told her to lose weight. Hardaway said she “exercised my freedom of speech to express my disapproval of his behavior” and described the remarks as body‑shaming. Town attorney Joseph C. Svetnoff and several residents, including court administrator Shonda Flowers, also addressed the council to say they found the language unacceptable and…
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