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Residents urge censure and formal hearing after alderman’s social-media post; council points to ordinance-driven process
Summary
Public commenters at the Feb. 25 New Britain Common Council meeting urged formal action — including censure — over a social-media post by Alderman Robert Smemedley. Speakers on both sides asked the council to follow the ordinance-mandated hearing process set for no later than March 13, 2026.
Dozens of residents used the public comment period at the Feb. 25 New Britain Common Council meeting to press elected officials for a formal response to a social-media post by Alderman Robert Smemedley, with several calling for censure and others urging the council to accept his apology and follow due process.
Dr. John Tully, a city resident, told the council that Smemedley’s remarks are part of “a larger pattern of Republican disrespect for democratic norms” and said, “I believe a censure is in order.” Anne Spire, another resident, described the post as…
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