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Residents criticize recent council ordinance on public comment and raise enforcement concerns about burn rules
Summary
During public comment at the May 19 Sedalia council meeting, several residents criticized an ordinance the council passed April 21 they described as limiting free speech and raised separate concerns about neighborhood burn incidents and code enforcement practices.
Multiple Sedalia residents used the public‑comment portion of the May 19 meeting to criticize a recently passed ordinance the speakers said limits public comment and to raise separate neighborhood safety and code‑enforcement concerns.
Debbie Covington said the council's April 21 ordinance "limiting free speech" was passed without public dialogue and accused the council of avoiding public meetings and transparency. Covington said she was denied the opportunity to speak at the April 21 meeting despite submitting a request five days in advance and alleged…
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