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Residents defend long‑running seniors meal program as commissioners debate staff campaign rules
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners clashed over whether photos and staff presence at a long‑running senior meal program constituted prohibited campaigning by county employees; an organizer called the board's response "knee jerk," while commissioners urged caution and legal compliance.
Several residents and program organizers used the March 17 meeting to respond to a county inquiry about whether a regular "Lunch with Doctor V" event for seniors improperly involved county staff or photos that could be used for political campaigning.
Anthony VABCA, who identified himself and the longtime community lunch program, said the event has been non‑political "mainly to bring Gadsden County seniors across the county together for food, fun, and…
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