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Residents criticize mayor and video feed policy during public comment at Harlingen meeting
Summary
Several citizens used the March 19 public-comment period to criticize the mayor’s demeanor and the city’s decision to disable the public-comment video feed; commenters linked the change to transparency concerns and raised other issues including taxes and unpaid property taxes at a local mall.
Several residents used the March 19 public-comment period to press the City Commission on transparency, criticizing a recent change that removed the video feed of public commenters and raising related concerns about the mayor’s comportment and city practices.
What speakers said - A resident identified in the record as Don Ray (public comment sign-in) told commissioners that removing the video portion of public comments makes the commission less transparent and suggested the mayor’s behavior — interruptions, eye-rolling and other…
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