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Clerk questions high campaign spending in brief public comment
The Village Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary
A clerk at the meeting criticized candidates' campaign spending, saying candidates have spent "millions" and asking why so much is spent to win a job that pays about $170,000 a year; the comment was delivered as a public-service-style announcement at the start of the meeting.
At the start of the meeting, the Clerk offered a public-service-style announcement criticizing large campaign expenditures. The Clerk said an article cited candidates spending "millions and millions and hundreds of thousands"…
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