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Atoka residents press board on door-to-door solicitors, check-register transparency and website costs
Summary
During public comment, residents urged a solicitor permit, expressed alarm about a persistent canvasser asking about children, and asked for clearer check-register details and more options for a proposed website vendor.
Residents used the Atoka public-comment period on Sept. 9 to press elected leaders on neighborhood safety, municipal transparency and proposed website spending.
Pam Givens asked whether the Board of Aldermen can overturn planning commission approvals if they believe a proposed project is not in the town’s interest; Mayor Barry Aiken explained the board sets zoning ordinances and could deny an applicant but warned that an applicant who meets zoning requirements may have legal recourse. "The board sets the parameters by approving the zoning…
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