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Residents press council on online posts, utility surcharges and public tone during public comment

City Council of Coldwater, Michigan · April 13, 2026
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Summary

Multiple residents used public comment to criticize council conduct, allege inappropriate online posts by a city employee’s spouse, and demand answers about an alleged utility surcharge; council acknowledged the comments but gave no formal response during the meeting.

Several residents used the public-comment period at the April 13 Coldwater City Council meeting to raise sharp concerns about tone, social-media posts and utility billing.

One speaker later identified by council as Daphne criticized the tone of recent council meetings and accused a city employee’s husband of making inappropriate, threatening and slanderous posts on local social platforms that involved children. Daphne said residents should not be treated as a threat for organizing petitions…

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