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Bangor council ends remote public comment, vows to develop a moderated alternative by January
Summary
The Bangor City Council voted Nov. 10 to amend its remote participation policy and stop allowing public comment by remote methods, citing recent disruptive behavior on Zoom and technological limits.
The Bangor City Council voted Nov. 10 to amend its remote participation policy and stop allowing public comment by remote methods, citing recent disruptive behavior on Zoom and technological limits.
Councilor Dean, who introduced the order, said the city is not required to allow remote public comment and that staff "received disruptive behavior encountered during Zoom public participation and the technological limitations in this regard," arguing the change will protect meetings while staff develops alternatives. The order, moved and seconded, passed after the chair said, "Seeing no objections, the order will have passage." (Council…
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