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Mount Vernon resident criticizes new council audiovisual system, urges use of cable advisory board
Summary
At the May 14 Mount Vernon City Council meeting, resident Jeff Monroe urged the council to revisit choices made for the chambers' new audiovisual system and called for greater community input through the city's Cable Television Advisory Board; council members said the upgrade was an improvement and pledged continued review.
Jeff Monroe told the Mount Vernon City Council on May 14 that the city's newly installed public-amplification and video system was poorly implemented and that the city should have sought broader community input before purchase.
"I think it was done poorly," Monroe said during public comment, and criticized the microphones' wide pickup pattern and what he described as audio feedback. He also said he understood the installation cost to be "the $200,000 plus" and said that amount "was not itemized." Monroe urged the council to consult local experts and the Cable Television Advisory Board on future upgrades.
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