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Residents urge attention to solid waste fees and detention‑center needs during public comment
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about the solid waste fee and urged Council to address detention‑center needs. Jerry Morris thanked Council for staffing and facility improvements and asked for prayers for absent Councilman Douglas Curtis.
Two members of the public addressed Council during the public‑comment period. Kirby Hughes spoke about the solid waste fee. Jerry Morris urged prayers for absent Councilman Douglas Curtis, commended Council's transparency, urged action on the need for a new county detention center, and thanked Council for funding additional positions in the Solicitor's Office and Sheriff's Department and improvements for the Coroner's, Voter Registration and Detention Center facilities.
In council announcements later in the meeting, Councilman Ethan Foard stated there are "72 to 73 inmates in the Detention Center that are being held for violent crimes" and reiterated the need to educate the public about the need for a new county detention center. The minutes do not show staff responses or follow‑up direction tied to these public comments.
