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Residents press county on recalls, SNAP and suicide prevention; staff push back on rumors
Summary
Public commenters accused commissioners of threatening recall petitioners and raised questions about SNAP at the Harbor farmers market; Director Fitzgerald and a commissioner characterized the SNAP claim as a rumor and urged caution about public comment accuracy. A separate commenter urged expanded suicide‑prevention outreach and use of crisis lines.
Several residents used the meeting’s public‑comment portion to press the board on governance and social services.
Georgia Cockerham (Brookings) criticized commissioners and said allegations circulated about commissioners were "categorically false, malicious, and politically motivated" at a prior meeting; she told the board she believed some officials…
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