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Residents, employees defend city manager Lance Petty as council disputes escalate
Summary
Multiple residents and city employees defended City Manager Lance Petty and raised concerns about Councilman Pina during public comments at the Freeport City Council meeting on March 3, 2025.
Several Freeport residents and employees used the public-comment period at the March 3, 2025, City Council meeting to defend City Manager Lance Petty and to press the council on alleged misconduct and transparency.
Human Resources Director Donna Fisher, speaking as a city employee, said she signed a letter of support for Petty and denied any pressure or retaliation connected to that letter. "I did not feel pressured to sign the letter of support. I did not feel that my job depended on my signing," Fisher said. She added that a reported employee who collected signatures outside work hours used vacation time, and that she would report any credible claims of retaliation to the mayor and council.
Multiple members of the public described a tense…
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