On the Greensboro News & Record's yellowed; "Mayor wants to limit how often people can sound off" One minute video

Notice anything left out of Amanda Lehmert's article?


"Mayor Robbie Perkins wants the City Council to restrict how often people can speak to the council at meetings. Perkins wants to let people speak once a month during the speakers from the floor period, a time when the public can discuss issues that aren’t on the agenda. People get to speak twice a month now, at the beginning of meetings.

The mayor made the request at the end of the council meeting Tuesday night. Councilwoman Yvonne Johnson had gotten into a heated exchange with former police officer and frequent speaker Charles Cherry during the “speakers from the floor” period.

Perkins said he’s tired of speakers who address the same issues every meeting.

“My patience has worn thin with the amount of time people take up of this council,” Perkins said.

...the council has raised regular concerns about certain speakers and what they say — including frequent speaker Cherry. He often raises allegations about the police department and city management, and he asks council members to respond to his complaints.

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