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Residents urge ban on backyard burning; one speaker criticizes council conduct
Summary
Two residents addressed the council during public comment: Jim McCann Jr. criticized past meeting conduct and council behavior, and Larry Rhoden urged a ban on in‑city burning, citing health effects and calls to the fire department; council agreed to revisit burning ordinances in two weeks.
At the Committee of the Whole meeting June 9, two residents used public comment to raise concerns about council behavior and neighborhood burning.
Jim McCann Jr., who identified himself as a Belvidere resident at 904 Micole Drive, recounted what he called a series of troubling episodes at recent meetings — including a vocal protest over a 17% tax increase, walkouts by two ward council members, and a council member’s remark that they did not understand a prior vote. McCann congratulated…
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