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Residents press for broader public-comment rules and road repairs; prayer breakfast plan draws council objections
Summary
A resident urged the council to allow public comments on non-agenda items and extend the 3-minute limit; another resident asked for repairs and sidewalks on Brooden Road. Separately, Mayor Taylor—s proposal for a recurring prayer/fellowship breakfast drew objections from a councilmember.
During the July 14 public-comment period, two residents addressed the council about city processes and infrastructure. Lonnie Ray Sykes urged council to allow citizens to speak about matters not on the agenda and said the current three-minute limit is "a little short." "Citizens should have the opportunity to express to their representative any subject that pertains to our city," Sykes said.
Later in public comment, Camille White described hazardous conditions on Brooden Road, a corridor the…
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