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Longview council will stop requiring speakers to state home addresses aloud at podium

Longview City Council (special called meeting) · August 21, 2025

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Summary

The Longview City Council announced a change to public-comment procedures on Aug. 21, 2025: speakers will still provide a completed speaker card with name, address, and contact information, but when speaking at the podium they will be asked only to give their name (and optionally whether they are a resident and their council member). The change was requested by Debbie Fontaine and approved as an update to council rules and procedures.

At the start of a special Longview City Council meeting on Aug. 21, 2025, the presiding council member announced a revision to the council’s public-comment procedures that removes the requirement for speakers…

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