Public commenters used the city's citizen comment period to press the council on paid parking and community activities.

Carl Struble (5613 Sand Hill Drive), who identified himself as a member of a local business board, urged the council to oppose paid parking downtown, arguing that shoppers will go to out-of-town stores if they have to pay to park. “People are not they're they're not gonna come to Jackson to shop when you can buy a pair of shoes, sporting goods… You can go to, Walmart, Meijer's,” Struble said, and asked council to reject paid parking.

Other speakers used the period to announce community events and projects. Victoria Jimerson, executive director of the Welcome Home Organization, invited residents to the group's Whoville celebration on Dec. 13 at United Calvary Methodist Church and noted the group served more than 350 people last year. Thomas Burke, executive director of Save Our Youth, requested city help compiling names for a memorial brick installation at a playground project called 'Youth Lives Matter' and showed a brick example to council members.

Council members responded during their remarks, acknowledging concerns and signaling possible adjustments to the recently passed parking rules. The mayor suggested tweaks including rolling enforcement start time to 5:00 a.m. rather than 6:00 a.m. and not enforcing on Saturdays to accommodate downtown events. “The 2 things that I would like to see changed… is to roll that time back to 05:00 instead of 06:00 and to not enforce on Saturdays,” he said. Council discussion and staff follow-up were framed as possible refinements rather than final policy reversals.

No formal vote on parking changes occurred at the meeting; council members said they would consider options and bring adjustments back for formal action if needed.