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Residents praise downtown events and press council on transparency during public comments
Summary
Speakers during the public-comment period praised a privately organized Pride business crawl and asked for city support; others raised concerns about council transparency and ethics. Council members and staff offered limited response and information on liaison and resources.
Several residents and community organizations used the public-comment and presentation portions of the Oct. 13 Mount Holly City Council meeting to highlight local events and press the council on transparency and organizational support.
Michelle Yao, owner of Black Sheep Coffee at 2021 Lake Vista Drive, described a privately organized Pride business crawl she said drew an estimated 500 to 600 attendees to downtown Mount Holly. Yao said the event included a 14-business business crawl, a 15-vendor market and a resource fair with 11 community groups.
"We printed 300 of these passports, and they were all passed out within the first 2 and a half hours of our 8 hour event," Yao said. She said fundraising collected $2,806…
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