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Residents press council on public-comment wording and ARPA accounting
Summary
Public commenters questioned the wording of proposed public-comment guidelines and sought clarification on ARPA funds; one resident said he 'didn’t care for the wording' of the guidelines and another asked why FOIA results showed an ending ARPA balance of $31,896.69 against an earlier stated total of $638,661.
During the public-comment period, resident Kenneth Johnson told the council he 'didn’t care for the wording of the newly introduced "guidelines for public comment"' and the council acknowledged the wording should be revised while explaining the guidelines' intent.
Resident Jennifer Robinson raised a records and accounting question about the town's ARPA funds, saying she had been told the funds totaled $638,661 but that a PDF provided after a FOIA request appeared to show an ending balance of $31,896.69. She asked whether she needed to file another FOIA request; council members offered to provide the requested information after the meeting and Robinson accepted that offer.
