Residents urge trustees not to restrict verbal public comment, citing First Amendment
Multiple residents told trustees that proposed limits on staff-related public comments would chill constitutionally protected speech and reduce transparency; speakers urged alternatives such as moderated forums rather than content bans.
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Several residents used the public-comment period to press trustees to avoid content-based limits on in-person comments about town staff and operations. Noah Frazier told the board the proposal to shift personnel critiques into private written submissions would be "a direct violation of the 1st amendment," arguing that public oversight requires people be allowed to speak about how town staff perform duties that affect residents.
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