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Citizens press Surry County supervisors on public-comment timing, website transparency and free-speech limits
Summary
Three speakers at the Surry County Board of Supervisors meeting raised separate but related concerns about the timing of the public-comment period, the county website’s posting practices and legal limits on viewpoint-based restrictions.
Three public speakers at the Surry County Board of Supervisors meeting urged changes to how the county handles public comment and information posted online, and one cited federal court precedent on limits to content-based restrictions in limited public forums.
Susan Covello of the Claremont District told the board she had asked two months earlier why bid information had been removed from the county website and why presentations are not posted with agendas. “The public has no chance to review or respond,” she said, and she asked who is responsible for maintaining the county website. She asked the board to consider moving the public-comment period to the end of meetings so citizens can respond after presentations are complete.
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