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Residents press council on bridge placement, transparency and backyard animals during public comment
Summary
Public commenters urged contract safeguards after the bridge funding reversal, questioned city rules on raising chickens or rabbits for meat, and criticized council transparency around posting ordinances before meetings.
Several members of the public used the meeting's public-expression period to press the council on project transparency and local rules.
Mary Champion, participating online, told the council she believed the mayor had been misled about Norfolk Southern's commitment and recommended securing supplier commitments contractually: "He got lied to," she said. Evelyn, a resident, asked why city rules prohibit raising chickens or rabbits for meat in her area; the council advised her to follow up by email so staff could respond outside the public-comment time.
George Stoya criticized the council for not posting ordinances and resolutions before meetings, saying residents were promised access to documents and had not seen action on that promise. Another commenter questioned why the Governor's Parkway pedestrian funding would be used away from locations where children cross.
The council did not change policy on backyard animals at the meeting and directed residents to staff contacts for follow-up; the comments were recorded as part of the public-expression period.
