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Residents urge Sumter County Council to preserve public comment, fault leadership after July 23 chamber incident
Summary
Multiple residents criticized an alleged July 23 confrontation in the council chamber and opposed a proposed change (cited as section g of Ordinance 24-1009) they said would limit public comment; commenters urged transparency, procurement review, and protections for speakers.
A wave of public comment at the Sumter County Council meeting focused on a July 23 incident involving remarks by Dr. Alexander Bacon and an alleged confrontation between the council chair and a member of the public, and on a proposal residents described as a change to Ordinance 24-1009 that would curtail public comment.
Several residents told the council they were concerned about how council leadership handled the prior meeting. Council member reports and multiple public commenters described an episode on July 23 in which the council chair left the dais and, according to witnesses reported during public comment,…
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