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Giles County commission sends proposal to cut membership back to committee amid divided public comment
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The Giles County Commission agreed to send a resolution that would reduce the commission from 21 members to 14 back to committee after extended public comment and debate about representation, process and legal steps for reapportionment.
The Giles County Commission on Monday voted to send a resolution that would reduce the size of the commission from 21 members to 14 back to committee for further study, after extended public comment and lengthy debate among commissioners.
The measure matters because changing the commission's size would alter how districts are represented, how many commissioners serve on each committee and how the county conducts future votes on budgets and other policies. Commissioners and public speakers disagreed over whether a smaller body would improve efficiency or reduce citizens' access to elected representatives.
Public commenters including Andy Edwards, identified in the meeting as a voter from District 5 and chair of the Regional Planning Commission, urged the commission against the change.…
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