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Residents press council on public comment limits, housing staffing and downtown safety
Summary
Multiple residents used the public comment period to raise concerns about changes to the council's public comment schedule, staffing at a proposed housing program (Teresa's Place), an overdose prevention center and downtown safety incidents.
Several residents addressed the council during the March 24 public comment period, raising issues about the council’s public comment policy, support for housing with on-site staffing, local overdose and HIV concerns, and downtown public-safety incidents.
Scott Pardee, a Bangor resident, criticized the recent restructuring of the public comment period that now provides 15 minutes at the start and 45 minutes at the end of meetings. Pardee said the change "effectively limits the opportunity for general public…
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