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Resident presses mayor to sign regional letter denouncing alleged state fraud; mayor says the letter is "heavy‑handed"
Summary
During public comment, resident Kirsten Smith accused council of poor communication and asked Mayor Olsson why he would not sign a regional letter denouncing alleged state waste, fraud and abuse; the mayor responded that he found the letter "heavy‑handed" and said he prefers to focus on city matters and direct contact with state legislators.
Kirsten Smith, a Baxter resident of more than 20 years, used the public-comment period to deliver an extended critique of the council’s outreach and conduct and to press Mayor Olsson to explain why he would not sign a letter circulated among several area mayors denouncing alleged state waste, fraud and abuse.
Smith said she had witnessed what she described as "uncooperative postures and verbal beatdowns of business owners, neighbors and constituents" at prior meetings and argued that required notice procedures were not…
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