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Residents voice concerns during public comment; commissioners exchange brief remarks

Newton County Board of Commissioners · August 4, 2026

Summary

Multiple residents spoke during the public-comment periods on Aug. 4; the board heard comments from Karen Brooks, Dave Norton, James Peterson, Alana Sanders, Tina McCray and Mya Allen before brief commissioner remarks and adjournment at 8:28 p.m.

The meeting recorded two public-comment windows. Early in the agenda Janell West is listed as speaking; later in the meeting additional commenters included Karen Brooks, Dave Norton, James Peterson, Alana Sanders, Tina McCray and Mya Allen. The minutes list the participants but do not print extended verbatim remarks for most commenters.

Board members offered brief comments near the meeting’s end. Commissioner Stan Edwards, Commissioner Demond Mason, Commissioner Andre Cooper and Commissioner LeAnne Long each spoke in the board-comments portion of the agenda. Chairman Marcello Banes adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.

The minutes provide names and sequence for public commenters; the minutes do not attribute substantive outcomes to the comments nor record formal board actions arising directly from those remarks.

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