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Heated public comment centers on library measures, alleged book bans and council appointment process
Summary
Public comment period drew two dozen speakers who criticized council actions on library policy, alleged book removals, a MAGA plaque at the library and the appointment process for a council vacancy; speakers urged a special election and defended librarians and library services.
More than two dozen residents addressed the council during a lengthy public-comment period, focusing primarily on library policy and the council’s process for filling a recent vacancy.
Multiple speakers, including Emily Sharp, Andy Einhorn and others, criticized council members’ involvement with a proposed book-review committee and said library censorship and privatization were threats—even where speakers acknowledged two pending citizen-initiated measures. “Censorship is a slippery slope,” one speaker said during public comment, arguing…
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