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Residents push back when council limits partisan remarks during public comment
Summary
During public comment, a resident was stopped from reading partisan material and challenged the council on limits to speech; two residents objected to instructions that curtailed part of a submitted letter and argued the restriction violated free‑speech expectations for public comment.
During the public‑comment period Tim Weaver began reading parts of a letter that included partisan criticism; Council President John Stratz told him he could not read that portion during the public‑comment time and asked him to stop. Weaver objected, arguing the restriction interfered with his freedom of speech. Resident Dave Cahill later challenged the council's guidance and asked why the chair was limiting what could be said.
The minutes record back‑and‑forth but no formal disciplinary action or motion followed; the exchange closed without further council action. The minutes quote Weaver's earlier remarks about block‑party regulation and record Cahill's objection to the council's direction on allowable comments.
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