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Freeport opens 2026 appropriation hearing; Alderman Sanders challenges meeting order
Summary
The City of Freeport opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026 appropriation ordinance but received no written or in-person public testimony. During the hearing, Alderman Sanders used his public-comment time to allege governance and ethics issues and urged the council to address them; the presiding official closed the hearing at 5:36 p.m.
Freeport officials opened a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 to receive comment on the proposed 2026 appropriation ordinance for the city of Freeport. The City Clerk read a published notice that said the ordinance was on file at City Hall and that an electronic version was available on the city website.
No written correspondence was reported to the clerk and there were no members of the public who provided testimony in…
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