Public commenter objects to residency declaration requirement, cites free‑speech concerns
Pam Kaiser urged the council to stop requiring speakers to declare 'resident or nonresident,' calling the requirement unreasonable and invoking free‑speech protections; council members said the rule is to help identify who is addressing the town.
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Pam Kaiser used her public‑comment time to challenge the council’s instruction that members of the public state whether they are a town resident or not. "Middlebury is my town," she said, and added that the rule requiring speakers to use the specific words "resident or nonresident" was "unreasonable and potentially arbitrary." She cited constitutional principles, arguing that "free speech and redressing grievances are rights, not privileges."
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