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Residents urge ballot for city-manager charter amendment and tougher property‑maintenance enforcement
Summary
During public comment residents pressed the council to pursue a city‑manager form of government on the ballot (ideally the May primary) and called for more aggressive property‑maintenance and zoning enforcement to sustain local improvements.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the June council meeting to press city leaders on governance and property enforcement.
Joe Droll, speaking during public comment, said he attended the "convos with council" and urged the council to place a city‑manager charter amendment on the ballot, telling council that the May primary would be the "ideal optimum time with the way the mayor's term falls to get this on the ballot and passed." He added that public education and a citizen-led initiative may be necessary, and said the city should consider a more aggressive property‑maintenance code and zoning enforcement to protect recent improvements.
Ed Logsdon of West Jackson Street told council things "look better" and praised cleanup efforts and improvements. Deb Tyson urged residents to use local amenities such as the library summer-reading program as a way to support community activities.
No formal action on a charter amendment or code changes was taken at the meeting; these remarks were part of public comment and framed as requests for council consideration.
